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Computerized, job-focused learning undercuts the true value of higher education. Liberal arts should be our model for the future.
And it's much, much less expensive.
From COVID and cancer vaccines to a steady drop in the number of people living in extreme poverty, there are reasons for optimism in 2023.
In the early 20th century, a young biochemist named Alexander Oparin set out to connect “the world of the living” to “the world of the dead.”
Laser-guided lightning systems could someday offer much greater protection than lightning rods.
Meet your new flying nightmare: Thapunngaka shawi.
Researchers have been developing a promising model that can more closely mimic the human body – organ-on-a-chip.
Find it easier to sort out your friends' problems than your own? This paradox is for you.
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“What you pay attention to, is your life.” Where do you place precious brain resources?
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Most globular clusters appear to form their stars all at once, but there are exceptions. JWST just observed how "second formations" happen.
The vaccine provided protection for mouse and ferret models.
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Do humans have souls, or are we just particles? Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder explains.
People engage in creative thinking every day, whether they realize it or not.
Automation could help fix the company's financial troubles.
Here on Earth, the Sun is our primary source of light, heat, and energy. But it also poses a grave threat to human civilization.
Most popular songs are about love and heartache. But some great songs — albeit underrated and perhaps a bit weird — are about the cities we love.
A disturbing interview given by a KGB defector in 1984 describes America of today and outlines four stages of mass brainwashing used by the KGB.
Studying the display of personal wealth across time can help us better understand the history of socioeconomic inequality.