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Fascism very much could be alive and well in America in today's toxic political climate. After all, the appeal of fascism breeds in unhealthy democracies. We can’t be too careful, says political expert Rob Riemen.
The bacteria C. metallidurans is able to take trace amounts of gold and copper and turn it into teeny tiny gold nuggets a few nanometers in size.
Anxiety disorders are common. Yet, many find current treatments methods only partially effective.
There are lots of properties inherent to particles, and while everyone has an antiparticle, not everyone is matter or antimatter. For every particle of matter that’s known to exist in […]
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Feminist, author, and whistle-blower Rose McGowan joins us for a wide-ranging talk about the myths behind sexual abuse and why it's never O.K. to label someone with loaded words.
Citizen scientists are advancing scientific knowledge.
A debate over the physics of time in an alleged "block universe."
Pictures of the secretive and extremely high-powered weapon have appeared on Chinese social media.
How does music influence behavior?
A slice of pizza might just be a better choice than breakfast cereal when you get up in the morning. Cheers!
Can't find meaning in your life? A new study has the next best thing.
A new technology hopes to provide customers with "human surrogates" who strap screens to their faces so they can interact with the world on customers' behalf.
Computer control in the form of AI and brain-computer interfaces is being introduced to the art of composing.
In her book, Rise of the Necrofauna, Britt Wray reports on the ethics and science behind de-extinction.
If everything goes right, astronomy will take a magnificent leap into the future. But here’s what needs to happen first. Back in 2000, NASA held their decadal survey, choosing what would […]
"Buddhist psychology and Western psychotherapy both hold out hope for a more flexible ego, one that does not pit the individual against everyone else in a futile attempt to gain total surety."
There's grave concern over one particularly vulnerable group in the city.
People get angry for all sorts of reasons, from the trivial ones (someone cut me off on the highway) to the really serious ones (people keep dying in Syria and […]
The virtual reality that's coming is like nothing we've ever experienced. Now's the time to decide what it's good for.
Singer-songwriter Ryan O'Neal composes the songs of the cosmos.