Fiona Broome remembered Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s (he didn’t). Oddly, many people had the same false memory.
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There may be a faster, less-painful way to use radiation against cancer.
“The Tao of the wise is to work without effort.”
It’s an agricultural moonshot: Scientists hope to increase plant yields by hacking photosynthesis, the process that powers life on Earth.
From before the Big Bang to Voyager 1, particle physicist Harry Cliff takes us on a whiz-bang tour of the Universe’s evolution.
For some reason, when we talk about the age of stars, galaxies, and the Universe, we use “years” to measure time. Can we do better?
The detection of two celestial interlopers careening through our solar system has scientists eagerly anticipating more.
High-conflict people are found in all walks of life. Learning how to identify them, and what to do next, can save you much emotional turmoil.
The asteroid is expected to come within 140,000 miles of Earth — well inside the moon’s orbit.
A non-invasive method for looking inside structures is solving mysteries about the ancient pyramid.
Memories aren’t mental recordings, but pliable information we can use to better manage the present and conjure future possibilities.
It’s not just fun: DNA origami has the potential to revolutionize engineering at the nanoscopic scale.
Research suggests that employees with criminal records are far less likely to quit their jobs, perhaps due to a greater sense of loyalty.
First derived by Emmy Noether, for every symmetry a theory possesses, there’s an associated conserved quantity. Here’s the profound link.
Creative people are better able to engage brain systems that don’t typically work together.
Forgetfulness isn’t always a “glitch” in our memories; it can be a tool to help us make sense of the present and plan for the future.
The spooky world of quantum mechanics might reach out and touch you — by mutating your DNA. Welcome to the weird world of quantum biology.
Radical Emotional Acceptance calls on you to celebrate all of life’s emotions — even the negative ones.
Some microbes can withstand Earth’s most inhospitable corners, hinting that life may be able to survive similarly extreme conditions on other worlds.
With crisis management training, organizations can develop the agility to recover from crises with as little disruption as possible.
Chloé Valdary — founder of Theory of Enchantment — explores two essential practices for generating the team “magic” that drove Apple under Steve Jobs.
A recently identified stage of sleep common to narcoleptics is a fertile source of creativity.
Reading classic books can inform you as much about the present as the past.
Irene is on a bus with her young kids when two men come on, cussing like sailors. Should Irene step in and say something?
Exoplanet LP 791-18d is likely to have an atmosphere and liquid water.
If the electromagnetic and weak forces unify to make the electroweak force, maybe, at higher energies, something even grander happens?
Most “irrecoverable carbon” is concentrated in these tiny bits of the Earth’s land mass. Can we keep it there?
In 2017, a kilonova sent light and gravitational waves across the Universe. Here on Earth, there was a 1.7 second signal arrival delay. Why?
For many years, cosmologists have claimed the Universe is 13.8 billion years old. A new paper says no, it’s 26.7 billion. How do we decide?
Scientists don’t understand why the correlation exists.