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We talk a lot about what to eat, but what about when?
Antidepressants are destroying underwater ecosystems, which we in turn eat.
Christine Lagorio-Chafkin spent six years writing the definitive history of Reddit.
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Why do Americans have so much debt?
No matter what Martin Rees or anyone else says, physics dictates that the world is safe. The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s most powerful particle accelerator. An aerial view of […]
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In business and in technology, just because you can doesn't mean you should.
His book warns us of the dangers of mass media, passivity, and how even an intelligent population can be driven to gladly choose dictatorship over freedom.
The lawsuit could someday reach the Supreme Court and change the way the nation's universities approach college admissions practices.
A new study finds that simply growing up in a home with enough books increases adult literacy and math prowess.
Why would two intelligent women running a hugely successful podcast at one of the most respected studios in the audio world quit to risk everything on a technology almost nobody understands?
It was Stephen Hawking’s obsession for the last 30 years of his life. Here’s why it matters. When it comes to the sciences, sometimes making two observations or measurements that appear […]
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Feminism simply means equal rights for men and women.
But they are only taking the CO2 equivalent of 32 cars off the road every year.
Research has shown that men today have less testosterone than they used to. What's happening?
Take one long stroll, four times a week.
It’s great to be in a position of authority — you have a unique chance to get things done and move your business forward. Command, though, is a funny thing: […]
The money will go to her foundation, but is the tour really in the 'Back to Black' chanteuse's best interest?
Finding the particle we assume is responsible for dark matter has always been a guessing game. We guessed wrong. You can’t get mad at a team for trying the improbable, hoping […]