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It’s become a convention now that when we reach for carbohydrates it is always better to choose the complex variety found in whole grain products, vegetables, and legumes. The benefits […]
New research claims religious terrorism is on the rise, and it appears that it's going to get worse before we see a decline in such horrendous acts.
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Racism is the acting out of biases learned as early as preschool, research shows. If racism starts at three years old, so should science-backed strategies to reduce it.
People possessing openness can take diverging visual stimuli and combine them in a special way.
An AI-driven robot has successfully flown and landed a simulated Boeing 737 for the first time.
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AI won't really resemble humanoids. Instead, AI will create a world that countries and large companies can live in.
Researchers learn how to selectively erase memories in snails, a first step.
At some point in life, you've probably asked yourself how in-control of your own actions you are. Could you have stopped yourself from eating that extra morsel? In other words, do you have free will?
A new planet, bigger than Earth, could be lurking in the outer solar system. But new evidence says ‘probably not.’ “Although we were initially quite skeptical that this planet could […]
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Is creativity a wild and free state of mind, or is it actually a pattern that others just can't recognize?
New research shows an abundance of testosterone leads to poor decision making.
Consider the real meaning of nirvana next time you face a crisis.
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Is race a trivial quality of humans, or of deep social importance? Who gets to decide whether race exists or not?
Would your dog, cat, or other pet eat you if you died? The truth about if — and how soon — our animal friends start to see us in a different light.
How did our world come to be ruled by a view of human nature that contradicts the testimony of much of history, and the bulk of the arts, and your daily experience? Mathoholics are to blame.
Google is closing in on achieving a major quantum computing milestone.
What - if anything - makes metaphysics still relevant? And what's the relationship between science and metaphysics?
A new study published in Nature shows just how quick relief is possible with ketamine.
Quartz has analyzed 100,000 drawings to see if there are cultural differences in the way people draw basic shapes.
The Omega Nebula, the Eagle Nebula and Sharpless 2–54 all line up in space. Here’s a never-before-seen view of them all together! “It shows you exactly how a star is […]