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Can't watch another generic Hollywood film? Former data analyst turned film executive Franklin Leonard discovered a novel solution: The Black List.
Is it better to have the harm of 100 sexual assaults than the harm of one false conviction?
Uber, Lyft, ZipCar, and other transportation companies have signed onto a new pledge to curb urban congestion—in their favor.
"Sports is war minus the shooting," said George Orwell. So far, however, a thawing of tensions between North Korea and South Korea has been the big political story of the 2018 Olympic Games.
New research makes one thing clear: crash diets are a terrible idea, at least if you have heart problems.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is encouraging aerospace companies to up their game after successfully launching the most powerful rocket since NASA's Saturn V.
This marks the first time someone from the Kim Jong-un family has traveled to South Korea.
Where does Valentine's Day come from? Let us introduce you to the festival of Lupercalia, a festival when naked young men and women ran around whipping one another with animal hides.
Cultural diversity is not only an enormous issue for organizations of all sizes—it’s an inevitable fact of life in our increasingly globalized economy. Companies can benefit greatly from the variety […]
If you want to know how we get something from nothing, you’d better understand what we mean! When we look around at our world and Universe today, we talk and think […]
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Bringing virtual reality into the classroom boosts intellectual confidence and defeats the naysayer in your mind.
What explains our propensity to blame the victim, even in cases of sexual assault and rape? A true story of sexual crime in America reveals some key misunderstandings we may all hold.
A very useful Venn diagram illustrates this concept perfectly.
Environmental concerns have caused some to opt-out of reproduction, both to help the planet and to protect their would-be children.
Need more astronomical phenomena in your life? We've got you covered.
What's the secret language of depression?
Think the increase in revenue will influence some farmers to make the switch?
Wild boars in the sewers of London. Augmented humans of the future. Jason's high school friend, celebrated children's author Jacob Sager Weinstein, on imaginary histories and possible futures.
Today's launch of the Falcon Heavy is being streamed all over the Internet this afternoon
Amongst other reasons, because they don't mind planes.