Congress refused the majority of Trump’s proposed cuts to NASA’s budget. But many uncertainties remain. On March 21st, 2018, both branches of Congress passed the United States’ Consolidated Appropriations Act, […]
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Do we need quantum gravity? We sure do… and here’s how we’re trying to get there! Our current best theories describing the Universe, general relativity for gravity, quantum field theory for […]
They plan to record personality, memory, and body function information, and recreate it.
A team of researchers reverses the arrow of time in quantum experiments.
The Nonhuman Rights Project turns to philosophy to persuade courts to honor chimpanzees’ rights.
In ’12 Rules For Life’, Jordan Peterson shows why listening is the most important aspect of any conversation.
The history of April Fools’ Day is long and glorious. We’ve got seven of the best pranks of all time for you here.
The season finale gets the one thing Star Trek is famous for — ethics — completely wrong. Life is full of dilemmas whose solutions seem paradoxical. To obtain peace, you must prepare for war. […]
Kansas has launched such an ambitious educational project that public officials are likening it to the NASA moon missions of the 1960s.
Taking stock of the impact of the 36 love questions on Valentine’s Day.
The masterminds behind Silicon Valley were doing more than coding.
Design thinking is the art of implementing elements from a “designer’s toolkit” to create innovative solutions and systems. When applied the right way, it can offer considerable benefits.
Economist Joseph Stiglitz explains why surging cryptocurrency bitcoin should be banned.
Having trouble learning? Take a break and your brain will process the information. You’ll learn better and faster.
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Canadian researchers have successfully reconstructed faces from data in brain scans.
World class athletes, musicians, and chess masters use a similar technique.
DEFCON hackers find it’s really easy to hack U.S. voting machines.
What do all conspiracy theorists have in common?
Can’t find meaning in your life? A new study has the next best thing.
Technology has grown by leaps and bounds over the last few generations. In the early 1960s, computer mainframes the size of semi-truck trailers that used transistors were considered cutting-edge because […]
Communication is at the core of any organization’s day-to-day activities. Every email, text, tweet, face-to-face chat, report, phone call, and so on is a part of a business’ communications. Without […]
A company specializing in A.I. medicine will tell you how long you’re likely to live.
NYU scientists teach an artificial intelligence program to win at “Battleship” by asking questions.
Poachers trade on a black market estimated to total $40 billion. It’s impossible to stop every poacher, but new technology could bolster the efforts of conservationists by putting a set of eyes in the sky.
Forty percent of Americans get less than seven hours of sleep per night. But there’s another key ingredient we’re missing: dreams.
A brain process called “memory reactivation” can do wonders for your language learning abilities.
Scientific studies have been inconclusive when it comes to the cognitive effects of sugar. Some suggest that sugar has positive effects on brain function while others disagree.
Friendly neighbors and wide oceans. That, in a phrase, is America’s security plan. North Korea? Simply not a threat, says foreign policy expert Michael Desch.
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Scientists didn’t know why the sleep deprived experienced cognitive lapses, until now.
How we define “inequality” is of utmost importance in trying to implement fair equality.