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Theoretical physicist Brian Greene discusses how we may not be able to see other dimensions.
Police use the same mechanism to make split-second life-or-death decisions that we do. But that mechanism is kind of a racist idiot.
If they change and distort spacetime as the ripples pass through, could what was once inside actually get out? “Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn […]
While people treat bread like the devil, Michael Pollan thinks it might just be our impatience creating the real issue.
A synchrotron has just unlocked the writing inside ancient Herculaneum’s incinerated scrolls.
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Spoken-word poet Sarah Kay gives insight into how a person can command an audience and embrace, or even invite, authenticity through mistakes.
It seems very odd now, but one of the greatest thinkers ever, believed that we could rely on the love of math and its beauty to make us better people. Here's why Plato thought so…
After 4th of July this past Monday, here’s the science behind how they work! “Celebrate the independence of your nation by blowing up a small part of it.” -The Simpsons This […]
Researchers find that a compound within marijuana may potentially protect from the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
When the news media don’t do their job, comedians step in to ask the tough questions.
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Psychologist and writer Maria Konnikova looks at the mechanisms of human nature that have allowed con artists, religious authorities, and cult leaders to prevail for thousands of years.
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Experimental philosopher Jonathan Keats dives into the work of Buckminster Fuller, an early 20th century oddball scientist whose visionary ideas we are only now catching up to.
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Executive recruiter James Citrin explains the employment triangle and the trappings of finding your dream job.
In light of the prison sentences of Oscar Pistorius and Lionel and Jorge Messi, we examine why athletes who commit crimes have the luxury of lighter sentencing.
Though those of the mother have been researched, the father’s biometrics are now getting a closer look.
Why Everest and the Grand Canyon are so small. Yes, SMALL! “How well I have learned that there is no fence to sit on between heaven and hell. There is a […]
A new Italian study shows that women who eat pasta are skinnier. But there's more to the research than that.
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Author and documentarian Sebastian Junger reframes post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and raises the question of mandatory national service for Americans.
Hash-tag capitalism, paid posts, and transparent (but not honest) sponsored captions – will this social media influencer trend ever end?
Researchers have discovered peculiarities in a baby’s immune system which might lead to the end of HIV.