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A vacuum cleaner is the wrong picture. Time to bust that myth. There are no classes of object in our Universe more extreme than black holes. With so much mass present […]
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Jonathan Zimmerman explains why teachers should invite, not censor, tough classroom debates.
Institute for Humane Studies
Codetermination is one of the most interesting ideas you've never heard of.
It marks another milestone in SpaceX's long-standing effort to make spaceflight cheaper.
Our favorite over-the-counter medication has its limits.
A loophole signed into law during the Bush administration has been fiendishly tough to close.
The world's richest people could breeze through a climate disaster – for a price.
Your next payday could be all digital.
You can be born with good genes and study hard and still not meet your potential. Your environment has a lot to do with how smart you are.
Andrew Yang argues that the Alaska Permanent Fund shows the path to implementing a nationwide universal basic income.
What are the plans, and are they enough?
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Don't underestimate the power of play when it comes to problem-solving.
Chairman of JetBlue Joel Peterson considers trust, “smart” trust, a key element in a successful organization. Where there’s trust, a company is free to become a whole greater than the […]
Barbara Tversky takes an outdated idea to task in Mind in Motion.
If you thought that diamonds were the hardest things of all, this will have you thinking again. Carbon is one of the most fascinating elements in all of nature, with chemical […]
An astrobiologist joins a like-minded global community in ramping up the search.
The surprising results come from a new GLAAD survey.
Future cancer research may come from studying antler growth.
The more we learn about the microbiome, the more the pieces are fitting together.