Words of wisdom from the American author (and prolific tweeter): “Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are inventions.”
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Your Facebook feed is a virtual echo chamber. It serves the same purpose as Fox News or MSNBC.
Compared to a human lifetime, the Universe is ancient.But even a single year holds important changes. “We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we […]
“30 years after, Hiroshima and Nagasaki are bustling cities. 30 years after Chernobyl, abandoned city. What’s the difference?”
A plant with twice the nutritional value of kale, reported to taste like bacon when cooked, could soon be entering the U.S. health food market, possibly expanding its reach even wider.
Emotional training may not stop repeat offenders, but it may help reduce the severity of their aggression.
“What was scattered, gathers.What was gathered, blows away.” –Heraclitus When you think of our Solar System, you think of planets (and other object) orbiting our central star, with moons (or […]
One of the planet’s most well-known car cities is gearing for a transportation reboot.
From “Border Walls” to “Anchor Babies,” the immigration debate heats up every American presidential election. An art instillation challenges the cruelty of much of that rhetoric and questions the very idea of borders.
Nowhere in American politics do cultural proxy wars play out more vividly than in the chambers of the United States Supreme Court.
Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Deny Evolution If adults want to deny evolution, sure. That’s fine. Whatever. But those adults better not make their kids follow in […]
If you have to say “never forget,” you’ve probably already forgotten.
Researcher Christin L. Munsch breaks down how being economically dependent on a spouse may cause some men and women to stray.
The next wave of retirees will be more tech-savvy than ever.
SpaceX has asked permission to establish a system of satellites to deliver worldwide Internet to all regions. Time Warner and Comcast: You are officially on notice.
VanDerWaals’ line of app-enabled, color-changing bags could represent the future of tech-driven fashion items.
The death of any given person is just a lack of connectedness to future experiences.
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman has analyzed inherent contentions between workers and their bosses. His conclusion is that both sides operate under dishonest guises. An honest assessment of work roles could go a long way toward improving the professional relationship.
Can a website’s design help persuade readers of the page’s message? Researchers think so, and they say it’s all about how readers interact with the site.
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Robots have already bested humans in chess and Jeopardy; now, developers are trying to create the next poker master.
How do you win a cyberwar against an Internet-savvy enemy like ISIS? One prominent researcher has suggested a troll-based battle strategy. That’s right: internet trolls. Could World War III be fought with memes?
For songwriter and a scientist alike, the delight is in peering into the unknown, reaching in, and pulling some strange, new thing out of the darkness.
Researchers are here to assure you that memory doesn’t go all at once as we age. Some parts strengthen as other parts give way.
Well, that was an eye-opener.
What will historians say about our time 250 years from now? Lawrence Summers asks this question in a thought-provoking lecture about the evolution of ideas.
Marijuana might steal the headlines, but psychedelics are making headway in the American consciousness. DMT: The Spirit Molecule producer/director Mitch Schultz discusses this trend.
Why the argument that “this idea is absurd” is no argument at all. “He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and […]
So-called structured procrastination could help you be as productive as your go-getter peers.