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Earlier this week, I posted a petition asking the leaders of atheist and secular organizations to support feminism and measures to improve diversity and stop harassment. The petition went up […]
A team of scientists at Manchester University, UK, have created a microscope machine capable of building proteins similar to ones found naturally in the body's many cells.
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A group of economists seeking to better understand the American aversion to flu vaccines, and the subsequent outbreak of flu, have created a computer game to model patient behavior.
The world's religions have long preached that fasting is good for the soul, and now modern science, which generally locates the soul in the mind, says fasting guards against mental disease.
The world could produce 60 to 100% more food by simply eliminating losses, while simultaneously freeing up land, energy and water resources for other use, says a new report from England.
Not only do they tell you to slow down -- by means of changing colors -- they can even communicate with your friends via a text message if you won't pay attention.
A new study found that each group thinks the other has it better when it comes to level of financial strain, household expenses, and taxes.
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"China has allowed the Yuan to appreciate in value against the dollar and Euro and other major currencies," Daniel Altman says, "and now there are very few analysts who would say that it's artificially depressed."
These cars are infamously quiet at low speeds, which could cause problems for pedestrians. Singing and whistling sounds aren't allowed, though: It has to mimic the sound of a car.
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The old conventional wisdom was the China was manipulating its currency, causing a significant drag on the global economy. That isn't true anymore.
The "soft skills" associated with improv are actually the "hard skills" because there’s not an equation to be a great leader.
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The soft skills associated with improv are actually the hard skills because there’s not an equation to be a great leader. There’s not an equation that tells you how to […]
Next week, artist Adam Harvey will exhibit a line of clothing that he says will protect its wearer from invasive surveillance technology.
Every year since 1967, the world's technology companies gather at the International Consumer Electronics Show to exhibit the latest flashy products they've been working on. For the tech nuts who […]
New research with children in Germany confirms similar research in other countries: Extracurricular music study -- more so than similar study in other subjects -- improves verbal memory.
The idea of forgery resonates more than ever today in a culture in which "the open exchange of ideas has been rebranded as piracy."
You may have heard that the video blogger "Thunderf00t"* recently published a video titled "Why 'Feminism' is poisoning Atheism", which he's been sending to the heads of atheist and skeptical […]