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We’ve discovered some behemoths, but one outclasses them all. “There is always a heavy demand for fresh mediocrity. In every generation the least cultivated taste has the largest appetite.” -Paul Gauguin […]
Jesus was a revered figure and prophet in the Quran. But what exactly do Muslims believe about him?
A study finds an increasing number of Americans live with serious mental issues and their access to healthcare is getting worse.
A cataclysmic event in our past may have led to this situation.
A company plans to transform the world's most arid region by bringing icebergs from Antarctica.
They plan to record personality, memory, and body function information, and recreate it.
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Our consciousness distinguishes us from other animals. From an evolutionary perspective, consciousness gives humans a powerful advantage by allowing us to plan far into the future.
Are Macron and Le Pen re-enacting a centuries-old conflict?
A new study finds a connection between brain lesions and the ability of a person to consider other beliefs.
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Ideology doesn’t bend to reason, says Professor Barbara Oakley. Here's why we can't really change what other people believe, and why that brand of "helping" others can backfire.
The most elusive naked-eye planet is downright impossible to view for billions of us on Earth. “I long ago abandoned the notion of a life without storms, or a world without […]
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Ever heard a story that made you sick to your stomach? There is neurological wizardry at work that makes our sense of morality so visceral—and flawed.
“We're opening up a whole new territory of astronomy,” One NASA official said.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Neuroscientist Dean Buonomano on how the brain tells time and whether time exists at all.
Forwards? Absolutely. Backwards? Perhaps. Becoming your own grandpa? Only if you’re Philip J. Fry… “One of the great things about music is that it has the capability of time travel — you smell […]
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What information can we trust? Truth isn't black and white, so here are three requirements every fact should meet.
Five hundred years after the Reformation, a new book on Martin Luther reminds us how long the notion of a soul has influenced our lives.
A new study suggests that more anorexia and bulimia victims recover than was previously thought.
A case in which a judge used an undisclosed software algorithm to determine a defendant’s sentence has caught the interest of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Haseef Rafiei, a young Malaysian architect, had a thought one day: what if we could convert the real estate industry into an automated vending system?