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Though quantum mechanics is an incredibly successful theory, nobody knows what it means. Scientists now must confront its philosophical implications.
The rewards price to get a free cup of hot coffee at Starbucks is going up.
From emotional intelligence to problem solving, these management training topics will set team leaders up for success.
For Buddhists, the “Four Noble Truths” offer a path to lasting happiness.
The solution involves the infamous Navier-Stokes equations, which are so difficult, there is a $1-million prize for solving them.
Get the most out of your coffee.
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How to maximize wins and minimize losses, explained by four experts on game theory.
What do you call it when the Earth shakes for three decades?
Here are the signs that you inherited “money anxiety” from your parents.
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Simple physics makes hauling vast ice chunks thousands of miles fiendishly difficult — but not impossible.
In a citizen science project, thousands of pet dogs are helping scientists to understand what happens to memory and cognition in old age.
NASA has finally chosen which flagship mission, like Hubble and JWST, will launch in ~2040. Detecting alien life is now a reachable goal.
Hundreds of these cannabis-related chemicals now exist, both natural and synthetic, inspiring researchers in search of medical breakthroughs.
This graph shows how badly German cities were hit by Allied bombing raids.
A Fermilab study confirms decades-old measurements regarding the size and structure of protons.
Alibaba has played a key role in China’s meteoric economic rise.
Take a closer look at the different types of reasoning you use every day.
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Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky on the science of temptation, and the limitations of your brain’s frontal cortex.