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Astronomer Jill Tarter explains why SETI is really about technology, patience, and learning how to tell alien signals from our own.
I'm definitely a Kitsune, but would a Kitsune actually say that?
What 150-year-old Japanese workshop Kaikado can teach us about finding calm through focus in an age of distraction.
In this excerpt from How to Live a Meaningful Life, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans discuss how flow transforms ordinary moments into deeply human experiences.
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"Rationalism is the idea that, in order to truly know something, you have to be able to describe it explicitly."
Even at its faintest, Venus always outshines every other star and planet that's visible from Earth, and then some!
Kelly Corrigan on why humility fuels curiosity — and how to cultivate these qualities in an age of certainty.
John Templeton Foundation
Many collaborations have used JWST to take deep-field images: some wider and some deeper than others. Here's how it can surpass them all.
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Great companies are built on intention, not instinct. Music mogul and entrepreneur Steve Stoute, often called “the CEO other CEOs turn to for advice,” shares what it takes to become a strong leader.
Liz Tran makes the case for a new kind of intelligence that addresses our ability to handle today’s ever-fluctuating challenges: AQ.
A century ago, quantum physics overthrew our view of a deterministic Universe. A profound 21st century theorem closes the door even further.
In this excerpt from Flourish, Daniel Coyle shares how stillness, presence, and attention help people build meaningful connections.
Moltbook is a social media site built for conversation — but not for humans.
53mins
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“Our conscious awareness is everything. And the fact that it's still so mysterious to scientists and to all of humanity, the fact that it's still one of the great unsolved mysteries makes it something that everyone can be excited about and that inspires awe in everyone.”
Why we should balance innovation with stewardship — while reframing the “techno-optimists versus doomers” polarization.
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"The thing that the nihilist recognizes is that the values he or she holds are not grounded in anything other than their own preferences."
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30 years ago, we didn’t know other stars had planets orbiting them. Now, we may be on the verge of finding Earth’s Twin. Sara Seager explains.
The Universe formed stars, galaxies, and even galaxy clusters extremely early on in our cosmos. This new marvel is one more JWST surprise.
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Why social media is the perfect recipe for kids to become addicted to their smartphones.
At the upper limits of what's energetically possible, cosmic rays still persist. What happens if a human gets hit by the most energetic one?