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Once we discover alien life out there, humanity will never be the same.
Want to think more creatively? Move your body, and move away from your emotional baseline—in any direction.
The poem starts at the Pulaski Bridge and ends near the New York Aquarium
“Would anyone read a sci-fi story with a dark-skinned, female protagonist?” – this is the question that got it all started. At that time, in the fall of 2013, the […]
How looking at a single, distant galaxy cluster can show us the invisible mass filling our space like nothing else. “We find them smaller and fainter, in constantly increasing numbers, and […]
Is misinformation causing outbreaks of diseases long thought curable? A recent study found that just a simple "heads up" about fake news can help save thousands of lives.
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Fake news used to be called propaganda, and being politically correct once meant being eloquent. Words change meaning, but there's still no replacement for good taste, says Garlin.
Visit the place where in 1593 an astrologer and a playwright used a shamanic ritual to found the British Empire
Machine learning and predictive AI are changing the way we operate our devices and machines.
Studies reveal the impact of strategic thinking on studying and other areas of life.
Researchers plan on making human cells resistant to infection, radiation, and even cancer.
Musical savants have “enhanced pitch discrimination” and “increased auditory perceptual capacity.” But why?
A new study questions why some people support "free speech".
The global rise in meat consumption is accelerating climate change.
Neil deGrasse Tyson suggests that longevity isn’t what concerns him so much as living what time he has well.
Even with the greatest telescopes imaginable, there are billions of light years with nothing recognizable by today’s standards. “Despite its name, the big bang theory is not really a theory […]
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The psychopath gene can be expressed in one of two ways. Here's what stopped James Fallon's psychopathy from becoming destructive.
A key cognitive bias isn’t a bug, it’s just operator error (and easily correctable by using reason as nature intended).
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Everyone loves Europa, says Neil deGrasse Tyson. Why? It's a strong bet for finding life in our solar system, and it's even more amazing because it breaks all the rules.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Physicist Lawrence Krauss on why neutrinos are his favorite particles, light as the protagonist of modern physics, and more.