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He created Windows and made billions of dollars. But that wouldn't have happened if it weren't for a few small things in his early life.
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California prisons are about as off-off-off-off Broadway as it gets—but that's where the emotional tools of theatre can make the biggest difference to people's lives.rn
The community of microorganisms that live inside of your stomach is one of the most important markers of health, physically and psychologically.
Chinese scientists accomplish the feat of teleporting a photon to a satellite hundreds of miles above Earth.
Weighted blankets have been proven to help you get a better night's sleep by mimicking swaddling and increasing serotonin levels.
Why does the Universe have the properties it has? There may be no natural reason at all. “When you listen to a lecture, you should not have any idea of yourself. […]
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Primatologists and praying farmers show us why it takes a flexible brain, and many perspectives, to unlock truly groundbreaking science.
Lise Feldman Barrett says emotional harm is worse for your health than physical harm. The legal system needs to catch up to the science.
It illustrates the dangers of rip currents.
The new Carbon Majors Report 2017 puts all the greenhouse-gas puzzle pieces together in one eye-popping report.
The stories in Shakespeare's plays and 'Game of Thrones' are often bloody, but which are ultimately more violent?
Diversity in the workplace is a long-standing issue for many companies. Diversity and inclusion training programs aim to help improve interactions between employees with different backgrounds; however, getting the lessons […]
If space were really curved due to matter and energy, we should see light deflect. A solar eclipse provides the perfect opportunity. “Eddington had needed to make significant corrections to […]
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Humans are a programmable species, and we live inside the most ancient operating system of all — ideology.