Actor, writer, and director Ethan Hawke discusses what qualities make a good artist, and why it's important to be accept ridicule for taking risk on the path toward artistic success.

Earlier claims from NASA’s Fermi GBM team indicated that they just might. Here’s the nail in that coffin! “If you’ve seen one gamma-ray burst, you’ve seen one gamma-ray burst!” -Common quote among […]

Michio Kaku suggests that we lack to evolutionary pressure these days to keep evolving in any significant way.

Engaging with the world might not be comfortable, but it's much healthier than ignoring what you don't want to see.

Imagine a device implanted inside your body which can detect heart disease, diabetes, cancer, an infection, and more, down at the genetic level? Scientists at UC San Diego have just created one.   

The detection of a second binary black hole merger officially begins the robust era of a new kind of astronomy. “It turned out that nature was very kind, and there […]

Penn Jillette explains how it’s more respectful to argue than just let anyone believe anything.

Senator Cory Booker has long been an advocate of common sense gun reform that both parties can agree on. Unfortunately, the recent shooting in Orlando has again showcased government inaction.

Economic disparity and character development are both influenced by the underlying root of poor performance. 

Around the world, people are embracing minimalism as a lifestyle, focusing less on owning things.

Is political correctness just censorship in disguise? If so, do comedians have an obligation to fight against it? Comedian Jim Gaffigan on the limits of speech, freedom, and our self-knowledge.

Light pollution may be taking away the night sky, but it’s only a short journey to dark conditions for all of us. “In order for the light to shine so brightly […]

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains what’s so completely mind-blowing about the great mind of Sir Isaac Newton.

The topic of diarrhea is often the subject of toilet humor, but among servicemen and women it can be a matter of life and death. The disease once killed more soldiers than combat, and remains a serious threat.

When we asked Bill Nye the Science Guy if he thinks we are living in a computer-generated simulation, he turned to some basic scientific principles to justify his answer.

A 200 word journey from the Big Bang to modern humans. “It surprises me how disinterested we are today about things like physics, space, the universe and philosophy of our existence, […]

Bill Nye explains the ways in which creationism hurts kids by making scientific inquiry impossible.

Psychedelics came en vogue in the 1960s and since then have been maligned as inducing psychosis. Today, some evidence suggests that tiny doses of these drugs may be useful for curing psychological disorders such as depression, PTSD, and social anxiety, among others. But more research is needed and there are hurdles to overcome.   

These are some of the strangest, most mysterious books ever written.

Mongolia becomes the world’s first country to switch to the what3words system of addresses.