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Explore the discoveries that reveal how the world works, alongside the technologies that extend, reshape, and sometimes challenge what’s possible.
Symmetrical objects are less complex than non-symmetrical ones. Perhaps evolution acts as an algorithm with a bias toward simplicity.
Dr. Amrisha Vaish explains the science of remorse, guilt, and an effective apology.
It was supposed to have a 5.5-10 year lifetime, and take 6 months to calibrate. It's performing better than anyone anticipated.
Israel looks to deploy its “Iron Beam” air-defense system within the year.
The effects are even worse for women.
Disulfiram is an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of chronic alcoholism. It might also serve as anti-anxiety medication.
Fish are surprisingly good in numbers tests — a skill that sometimes makes the difference between life and death.
Two types of leaves for two different drastic weather conditions.
People believe that slow and deliberative thinking is inherently superior to fast and intuitive thinking. The truth is more complicated.
John Templeton Foundation
Independent of cultural background, people seem to share a sense of what makes certain color combinations aesthetically pleasing.
If there are human-sized creatures walking around on other planets, would we be able to view them directly?
Research shows that octopuses are sentient, emotional creatures.
There are pros and cons to sending interstellar messages to aliens that may or may not exist.
Every timekeeping device works via a version of a pendulum — even the atomic clocks that are accurate to nanoseconds.
Two types of nanotechnology, metalenses and metamaterials, could soon make Harry Potter's invisibility cloak a reality.
Singularities frustrate our understanding. But behind every singularity in physics hides a secret door to a new understanding of the world.
Morbid fatality statistics on digital highway signs seem to distract drivers, thus increasing the number of car crashes.
You can’t control external threats, but you can manage how you prepare and respond to the risk.
It didn't look like anything I'd seen before, but I'd be a great fool to consider "aliens" as a reasonable possibility.
Today, we could use Big Data to radically reform democracy. Tomorrow, we could build nanofabricators and usher in an era of abundance. Is society ready?