The Flat Earth community revealed some of its newest theories and breakthroughs at its first convention in Birmingham, England last weekend.
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Getting your vote to where it matters can be harder and more corrupt than it should be. Could blockchain technology build a better system and rebuild people’s trust?
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The term “diversity” is a hot topic and focus in today’s business world. The importance of diversity and inclusion training in the workplace grows as businesses and the nation as […]
In a move that will have far-reaching consequences for legitimate and illegitimate businesses alike, Facebook has effectively banned any and all Bitcoin advertising.
Many organizations look for ways to improve their employee learning and development programs in the new year. One solution with proven results is self-directed learning.Self-directed learning, or SDL, is a process […]
Ever recognize the repeating patterns of nature? There’s a theory for that.
The medicinal properties of ayahuasca come from two plants: Banisteriopsis caapi, a psychedelic brew that Amazonian indigenous populations have long used for spiritual purposes, and Psychotria viridis. The first randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of the beverage show that it can ease severe depression.
There’s a complex biological system behind our intuition.
No standardized tests, no private schools, no stress. Finland’s education system is consistently ranked best in the world. Why isn’t America copying it?
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A new form of light has been discovered.
The impact of this research could help save millions of lives each year. Only thing is, it has to be done from space.
This research is helping scientists overcome a fundamental machine learning problem.
New research predicts the existence of completely different kind of stars.
And thanks to a new technique and set of observations, we think we know exactly where to find them. At the center of practically every galaxy is a supermassive black hole, […]
Are some of the most particular painting styles in history the result of impoverished vision, or a conscious artistic choice made by the artist?
Finding the particle we assume is responsible for dark matter has always been a guessing game. We guessed wrong. You can’t get mad at a team for trying the improbable, hoping […]
In recent months, Russian ships have been spotted near the underwater cables that enable telecommunications service between North America and overseas nations.
Researchers find that an ancient chunk of North America is now a part of Australia, shedding light on Earth’s first supercontinent Nuna.
This study is radically changing how we view the process of evolution.
If you’ve ever wondered which part of physics covers which part of space, fret no more. Here is an awesome map that lays it all out.
Geologically, it might be the most intense Hawaiʻian eruption in over 200 years. But not a single person has died, thanks to science. Hawaii, a chain of islands in the Pacific […]
Cash currency goes back a long time – 40,000 years.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming many human activities ranging from daily chores to highly sophisticated tasks. But unlike many other industries, the higher education sector has yet to be really […]
A new study reveals that babies as young as one year old can think logically.
AI has not only beat chess, Go, and Jeopardy champions, but now it has defeated some of the world’s best poker players. And unlike chess or Go, playing poker involves unknown information like bluffing.
Science Debate asks 2018 candidates to discuss their views on 10 vital scientific policy issues.
Signals from rare black hole-neutron star pairs could pinpoint rate at which universe is growing, researchers say.
You might think conspiracies that say everything that happens is caused by a group of the powerful are a modern phenomenon. Karl Popper says they are two thousand years old.