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How does marijuana affect academic performance?
Marijuana use among college students in 2020 reached levels not seen since the 1980s.
The thrills and horrors of strange heavenly bodies condensed into one attractive snapshot.
graphene
The trial will test whether adding graphene to recycled asphalt can prolong the road’s lifespan.
schoolhouse.world
Real-time online learning is where our dated education system is heading.
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How quickly do algorithms improve?
MIT scientists show how fast algorithms are improving across a broad range of examples, demonstrating their critical importance in advancing computing.
authoritarian
Time and again, studies have found a connection between authoritarian ideals and meaning in life — a notion backed up by historical documents.
peer tutoring
6mins
Our current form of education is almost 200 years old. What should schools of the future look like?
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internet unemployment
If you’re looking for work, a new study says having fast internet helps.
stoicism
Stoicism says that we should change what we can, endure what we must. The company we keep is something we can, and often should, change.
How Disney's EPCOT was really a vision of a futuristic city
In 1966, Disney announced his intention to build Epcot, an acronym for “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.”
tardigrade
The microscopic tardigrades are an elusive species. Fossils are rare, but each new find adds a piece to their unsolved evolutionary puzzle. 
scientific consensus
Nebulae are beautiful, but so is the process of science.
bullshit jobs
In a world without "bullshit jobs," we would have more hours available to us to learn new skills and to unleash our creative side.
Two mounds of rice and a tiny flag in a sea of curry is enough to re-heat an old territorial conflict.
overview effect
The "overview effect," experienced by astronauts when they view the Earth from outer space, irrevocably changes your perspective as a human.
lost cities ancient tombs
The new book "Lost Cities, Ancient Tombs" documents 100 archaeological discoveries that changed the world.
silence
The beauty of this magical medicine called silence is that it is available to all of us, even in cities, if only we care to listen.
Stressed, depressed student working from her computer during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Chegg cheating scandal reveals a critical need to rethink the student experience in post-COVID education.