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But if a radical new idea comes to fruition, maybe we can find them after all. After decades of planning, building, prototyping, upgrading, and calibrating, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) […]
Some good ones this week. Did you make the cut?
Proposers’ strategies must be successful in one of three different environments.
A new study found that listening to other people speak—as opposed to just write—tends to make us think they’re more mentally capable.
A gratuity is expected in some countries, but taken as an insult in others
Three eyes are so much better than two. Here’s why. “Einstein’s gravitational theory, which is said to be the greatest single achievement of theoretical physics, resulted in beautiful relations connecting gravitational […]
You need to have personality awareness to protect yourself from and deal with potentially high-conflict people on a regular basis without getting hooked by them.
Chinese scientists accomplish the feat of teleporting a photon to a satellite hundreds of miles above Earth.
Debates about the kind of sex that we should be having are focused on the issue of individual choice and sexual autonomy. We are living, it seems, in the age of consent.
A new study finds a link between a desire for uniqueness and a willingness to believe in conspiracy theories.
The pulsar map to Earth was perfect when it was launched. By time aliens get it, it’ll be completely useless. “We [are] a species endowed with hope and perseverance, at […]
There are only two perfect numbers that fit on the calendar: 6 and 28, making June 28th Perfect Number Day. Find out what makes a number perfect, and why they matter. […]
Developing an effective learning culture—one in which employees are continuously learning new things and applying those lessons to their work—is one of the most important tasks for any modern organization.
Nothing can escape from a black hole… but could another black hole pull something out? Once you fall into the event horizon of a black hole, you can never escape. […]
Now, you can add chanting to your brain training regimen.
British doctors publish a study of a woman who cured herself of cancer with the aid of a household spice.
In her enlightening new book, Blue Dreams, Lauren Slater covers the history of psychotropic drugs.
One challenge that some companies have come across in managing Millennials is integrating these younger, tech-savvy workers into your existing organizational structure. There are significant differences between these workers and […]
It’s a fascinating idea, but how does it fare as a scientific theory? “Something is happening here and this is going to have an impact.” –Robert Dijkgraaf, on Verlinde’s work The […]
Sibling rivalries can lead to some impressive moments in history, how did these seven sets of siblings do?
The US Navy will begin swapping out expensive periscope joysticks in exchange for off-the-shelf Xbox controllers.
Women’s participation in the labor force has soared over the past 50 years, rising from 32 percent in 1948 to 56.7 percent as of January. Yet those gains have not […]
It’s called change blindness, and you probably have it.
Illumination from nanobionic plants might one day replace some electrical lighting.
For the first time, I genuinely enjoyed the new series. There’s been one question that’s bothered me in every episode since Star Trek: Discovery began: why would anyone want to be […]
There are several ways alien life could travel across space, scientists say.
Even with nothing new falling into it, our radius is increasing with every second that goes by. It’s no big secret that galaxies grow over time. The force of gravity is […]
A new study of Los Angeles finds that as car emissions are being reduced household chemicals are taking their place as the main cause of air pollution.
“At times, it seems as if we are condemned to try to understand our own time with conceptual frameworks more than half a century old.” Historian Niall Ferguson says it’s time for an update.