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Is misinformation causing outbreaks of diseases long thought curable? A recent study found that just a simple "heads up" about fake news can help save thousands of lives.
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Fake news used to be called propaganda, and being politically correct once meant being eloquent. Words change meaning, but there's still no replacement for good taste, says Garlin.
Visit the place where in 1593 an astrologer and a playwright used a shamanic ritual to found the British Empire
Machine learning and predictive AI are changing the way we operate our devices and machines.
Studies reveal the impact of strategic thinking on studying and other areas of life.
Researchers plan on making human cells resistant to infection, radiation, and even cancer.
Musical savants have “enhanced pitch discrimination” and “increased auditory perceptual capacity.” But why?
A new study questions why some people support "free speech".
The global rise in meat consumption is accelerating climate change.
Neil deGrasse Tyson suggests that longevity isn’t what concerns him so much as living what time he has well.
Even with the greatest telescopes imaginable, there are billions of light years with nothing recognizable by today’s standards. “Despite its name, the big bang theory is not really a theory […]
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The psychopath gene can be expressed in one of two ways. Here's what stopped James Fallon's psychopathy from becoming destructive.
A key cognitive bias isn’t a bug, it’s just operator error (and easily correctable by using reason as nature intended).
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Everyone loves Europa, says Neil deGrasse Tyson. Why? It's a strong bet for finding life in our solar system, and it's even more amazing because it breaks all the rules.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Physicist Lawrence Krauss on why neutrinos are his favorite particles, light as the protagonist of modern physics, and more.
Where gravity comes from has been an utter mystery. String theory offers an explanation.
It hasn’t happened yet in the entire Universe, not even once. “End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey […]
A new paper suggests population size and migration explain the sudden bursts of innovation seen 50,000 years ago.
Even though there is no ramification for being rude or cold to AI, we may have a tendency to display gratitude. Why? An interview with the founder of x.ai, Dennis Mortensen.
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Physics finds no trace of God so far—but does it matter?