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Are we sure this isn't alien technology?
The tax coffers for the entire country will be growing rapidly, and citizens of Canada will be able to access what they need.
People often say, "I'm just not a math person," but the truth is that no one's brain is hardwired for math.
NASA research finds a new direction in searching for signs of life in the Universe.
Climate change stands to take the one thing away from us that might make it easier to deal with, cheap beer.
Canadians who've been caught with 30 grams of marijuana or less will soon be able to request those charges to be expunged.
Inconceivable wealth. And a few lessons in how not to get rich, too.
The greatest danger to our planet is not pollution or climate change, but our own despair.
Delivered together, the two join forces to eradicate drug-resistant bacteria.
They may have arisen less than 200 million years after the Big Bang, but the Universe was a very different place back then. When you look out beyond the Milky Way […]
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This is about so much more than Donald Trump. Anand Giridharadas explains why America must reclaim its heritage of revolution before the next presidential election in 2020.
In a company, there are the star performers whose achievements rightfully earn a lion’s share of the attention. Equally as often, though, there are others outside the spotlight whose commitment […]
“How do you feel?” is a simple and commonly asked question that belies the complex nature of our conscious experiences. The feelings and emotions we experience daily consist of bodily […]
At what point does spending billions on rocket technology seem irresponsible to those suffering on Earth?
A new survey asks Europeans and Americans to share their imaginary lives.
Carl Sagan liked to smoke weed. His essay on why is fascinating.
Saudade: the untranslatable Portuguese word that names the presence of absence and takes melancholy delight in what's gone.
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Minimalism, thought to be a solution to our overstimulated lives, is actually dulling our senses.
A buzzworthy study looks at the strange actions of bees.