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Feminism simply means equal rights for men and women.
But they are only taking the CO2 equivalent of 32 cars off the road every year.
Research has shown that men today have less testosterone than they used to. What's happening?
It’s great to be in a position of authority — you have a unique chance to get things done and move your business forward. Command, though, is a funny thing: […]
The money will go to her foundation, but is the tour really in the 'Back to Black' chanteuse's best interest?
Finding the particle we assume is responsible for dark matter has always been a guessing game. We guessed wrong. You can’t get mad at a team for trying the improbable, hoping […]
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Why is populism so popular? The rise of Donald Trump has been an enigma to many. Not so much to evolutionary psychologists.
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content.jwplatform.com George Rupp Introduces His Book ‘Globalization Challenged’ Refugee expert George Rupp shifts our view of globalization away from the ... content.jwplatform.com Daniel Dennett Explores Darwinism and Outer Space Daniel […]
Across the world, companies are experimenting with shorter workweeks — is it working?
West delivered an impassioned speech on American industry and transport, even pitching a high-tech plane to Apple.
Sticklers, pedants, and English teachers love to correct your grammar, but they can put their red pens down when it comes to these six folk errors.
A well-known cosmologist comes out with very stark warnings about particle accelerators.
Over the last several years, global concern over climate change has spurred billions of dollars in investments in renewable energy projects all around the world. The increased pace of development […]
The road to harmony often means getting your hands dirty.
Planets can ‘discover’ nuclear power on their own, naturally, without any intelligence. Earth did it 1.7 billion years before humans. If you were hunting for alien intelligence, looking for a surefire […]
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Neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky explains how your first 25 years will shape the next 50.