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How the future of astronomy — and something we can’t even see — might open up the dark Universe. This post is written by Sabine Hossenfelder, a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity & […]
This is how the world economy will grow through the year 2024, as predicted by Harvard University's Center for International Development (CID). 
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When Eric Paley met the founders of SeatGeek, the online ticketing agency, he noticed immediately how they were intimately engaged in solving the small problems of their business.
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If you don't have a perfect idea for a new business, don't sweat it. Co-founder of the online ticketing service SeatGeek, Jack Groetzinger says all you really need is to find a stolid industry.
Saying someone is as “pure as snow” has become a sarcastic insult thanks to a team of scientists.
The American Hispanic electorate is growing rapidly, but facts about voting trends among minorities and youths indicate they're still years away from holding real power.
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Creativity is the result of toggling between two main modes of thought. So what exactly are these modes and how do we take the middle path?
Nothing fans the flames of nationalism like the sense of historical wrongs as yet "unrighted."
Last week’s $1.5 billion jackpot was a record that likely will be broken again and again. But when, if ever, should you play? “I’ve done the calculation and your chances of […]
These American artists once challenged the art world with epic land art.  Where are today’s troublemakers?
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Bill Nye answers a question from Thomas: "Is there really an independent ego that is in control of my every thought and action?"
When you remove the content, all that's left are soothing, colorful boxes.
Pilot study finds standing desks may have improved student test scores.
From 10 billion years ago, a cluster more than 500 trillion times the Sun’s mass is revealed to us. “If you take a galaxy and try to make it bigger, […]
Researchers strive for technology designed for extrasensory perception.
Hollywood is a gated community, and the stories it chooses to honor speak volumes about how it views race and gender in this country.