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A Chinese researcher has sparked controversy after claiming to have used gene-editing technology known as CRISPR to help make the world's first genetically modified babies.
The year was fraught to say the least. Riots in the streets, engagement abroad in a long-fought war, and an encroaching sense that the fabric that knits us together is […]
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Need to kick-start your creativity? This technique can really help.
Over 9 billion years ago, a distant star exploded. Thanks to Einstein, we’ve seen it multiple times on replay. All across the Universe, matter and energy curve the fabric of space, […]
The Nazis actively searched for Atlantis, seeing it as important to their mythology.
Schadenfreude is a common feeling, but not all of it is the same.
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An astronaut had to overcome hearing loss to get to fly to space.
The famous astrophysicist argues why Elon Musk is more important than Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg.
It's not just a case of "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger."
These seven presidents had a window into the future—or were really good guessers.
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Bishop Jahwar saw first-hand that prison often doesn't work as intended.
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Amit Tzuk and Ofir Trainin, the subject and director of an FAMILY IN TRANSITION, an Israeli documentary about a small town father of four who becomes a woman.
And do they fundamentally describe our entire Universe, or do we require something else? The Universe we perceive and view, all around us, isn’t representative of what actually exists at […]
And, even with all we know, what still remains unexplained? At a fundamental level, our Universe is made of particles, forces, interactions, and the fabric of space and time. Spacetime […]
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Are we trying to solve too many problem with technological solutions?
A new book tells the very old story in a fun way for a younger generation.
It’s a problem that we still haven’t solved, and it spells doom for all of our low-Earth orbiting satellites, even today. On October 4th, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, […]
Long hidden under trees, it's utterly massive.
As it turns out, being just enough of a psychopath can do wonders for your creative career.