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The loss of elephants accelerates climate change.
The 2020 Democratic candidate's plan to give Americans a universal basic income seems to include a special provision for truckers.
Fauna and flora refuse to go quietly into the Anthropocene.
A transformational tool for the future of the world.
Cat owners are no more likely to be crazy than you.
If quantum gravity is right, these gravitational ripples must be more than waves; they must be particles, too. Back in February of 2016, LIGO made an announcement that changed our […]
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Many believe that the internet has made it easier for us to participate in political activism. But is that really true?
The bid to buy Greenland is unlikely to become seriously considered.
In a new study, people who posted a lot of selfies were generally viewed as less likeable and more lonely.
Revolutionary space technology that'll take us into the future.
E-cigarettes might possibly be safer than traditional cigarettes, but they come with their own risks.
When the Universe expands, photons redshift to longer wavelengths and lower energies. So where does that energy go? Imagine the ultimate version of a toy Universe: it’s expanding, it’s full of […]
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The Lumina Foundation lays out steps for increasing access to quality post-secondary education credentials.
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Yet another study shows the potential efficacy of psychedelics in treating addiction.
The term "self-actualization" is often bandied about on the web, but how does one go about becoming self-actualized really?
“Trust is so important to how we scale an idea. Without that trust, we don’t take risks. And without risk we don’t build that next big thing,” says Nilofer Merchant, […]
During World War II, the U.S. incarcerated over 100,000 Japanese Americans in concentration camps throughout the West.
Zizek is on the left and dislikes political correctness. How does that work out?
How deep are America's cultural fault lines? Depends on which data you crunch.
Turning the office into a place of artistry.