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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.
Dan Pink explains how to use a couple of questions to help another person persuade themselves that you’re right.
If it’s such a light element, why are Earth’s stores of it buried beneath the surface? “I have this one little saying, when things get too heavy just call me helium, […]
Slavoj Žižek considers the pursuit of happiness to be dumb because we don’t really want it anyway.
A new study links one of the world's most popular painkillers to an increase in autism spectrum and hyperactivity symptoms.
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Comedian Chris Gethard explores the place of PC culture on stage, particularly during the creative (and tricky) process of testing new jokes.
What narrow misses did NASA's Juno probe face on the five-year journey to Jupiter, and it's acrobatic slip into the orbit of our solar system's largest planet?
It’s the ‘nightmare scenario’ for some. But for Sabine Hossenfelder, it might be a dream come true. This article was authored by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in […]