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As Facebook and YouTube move to moderate anti-vaccination content, Amazon has given no indication that it plans to do the same.
Cultural psychologist Michele Gelfand says that our attitudes toward rules have a lot to do with who we are and with the type of environment we find most comfortable. She’s […]
Mistakes are part of learning, not a failure of character.
Inequality and racism are connected, but maybe not as much as you think.
Finland's recent decline in international test scores has led many to question whether its education system is truly the best.
New statistical analyses show that human-driven climate change is a virtual certainty.
The I Ching serves as a foundation for many Eastern philosophies and Western mathematics.
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It's hard to see big changes coming, but if you know your own blindspots, you can do it.
In 2017, we saw gravitational waves a neutron star merger for the first and only time. And it keeps getting more interesting. On August 17, 2017, a cosmic signal arrived […]
We can all learn from these tips from Brad Pitt, Anne Hathaway, and more.
Half of Americans do not trust the federal government or social media sites to protect their data.
The cost-effective method could revolutionize how we remove carbon from the atmosphere, particularly in regard to climate change.
Did a poorly understood ancient civilization somersault over charging bulls?
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Scientists are developing vaccines for migraines and sciatica (back pain) – a win in the war against the overprescription of opioid drugs.
For billions of years, dark energy couldn’t have been detected. Now, it’s everywhere we look. When we look out at the ultra-distant Universe, billion of light-years away, we’re seeing it as […]
Our culture has its own mistaken assumption: that the individual is an autonomous human intellect independent from the social environment.
If texting 'is starting to feel frustrating, stressful, or if you're overwhelmed or trapped by it, that's a good indication that you need to set a boundary.'
Few realize that the US was once "ruled" by a beloved monarch from San Francisco.
Saving money doesn't mean sacrificing quality of life; in fact, it can be a way to improve it.