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From hunter-gathers to desk jockeys, we work best when short, intense sessions are followed by lighter fare.
It would get rid of our hazardous, radioactive, and pollutive waste for good, but physics tells us it's a losing strategy for elimination.
The hidden story behind Greek surnames and how they trace family origins across the country — starting with the name of a would-be U.S. president.
Why Bob Stiller — founder and former CEO of billion-dollar beverage company Green Mountain Coffee Roasters — believes shared learnings are a win-win.
Almost all of the stars, planets, and interesting physics happens in the inner portions of galaxies. Is that conventional wisdom all wrong?
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Eric Siegel, Co-Founder & CEO, Gooder AI, argues machine learning (ML) projects go astray because their stakeholders focus too often on the technological fireworks — the “rocket science” of predictive models.
These startups, space agencies, and aerospace giants are building humanity's next off-world homes.
"We’re acting more like fans of a football team going to a game than a banker carefully choosing investments."
The digital world will always entail risks for teens, but that doesn’t mean parents aren’t without recourse.
Does Platonic love actually exist?
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“If we didn't find helping other people pleasurable, we wouldn’t be altruistic.”
Within our observable Universe, there's only one Earth and one "you." But in a vast multiverse, so much more becomes possible.
Quantum computing brings significant opportunities — but equally significant cybersecurity risks.
A recent experiment challenges the leading dark matter theory and hints at new directions for uncovering one of the Universe's biggest mysteries.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The laws of physics aren't changing. But the Earth's conditions are different than what they used to be, and so are hurricanes as a result.
By focusing on the role of human experience, we may uncover new insights on the fundamental structure of reality.
Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki discusses the dangers of cynicism and how skepticism can invigorate our relationships and communities.
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“People will claim that something is rigorous because it's by an authority figure or it's written in a book. But anyone can write a book.”
Most fundamental constants could be a little larger or smaller, and our Universe would still be similar. But not the mass of the electron.