Plant cognitive ecologist Monica Gagliano talks about the challenges facing serious scientific research into plant intelligence.
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“Blue Moon, I saw you standing alone, without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own. ” — Rogers and Hart
Onboard Elon Musks’s Tesla Roadster were hidden the first books of of a library in space.
Planets can ‘discover’ nuclear power on their own, naturally, without any intelligence. Earth did it 1.7 billion years before humans. If you were hunting for alien intelligence, looking for a surefire […]
A NYT article says the Defense Department been tracking mystery aircraft.
Hubble holds the record, finding a galaxy when the Universe was just 3% it’s age. In just a few years, James Webb will shatter it. One of the great scientific lessons […]
Would you work at a job that didn’t treat you like a professional? No wonder public education drove their best teachers away. The ultimate dream of public education is incredibly simple. […]
America’s greatest international impact since World War 2 has been through its diplomacy, not its wars.
In the wake of several public setbacks since the start of 2018, Musk said Tesla is currently going through a “production hell.”
We should stop “celebrating” Valentines Day in elementary-school classrooms.
Many of our greatest fears stem from uncertainty about the future, and technology has made the future very uncertain indeed.
A debate over the physics of time in an alleged “block universe.”
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The idea that we learn better when taught via our preferred modality or “learning style” – such as visually, orally, or by doing – is not supported by evidence.
Valentine’s Day celebrations occur all around the world in different ways that reflect local ideas about love.
Innovation is a “creative muscle” that needs to be flexed and exercised regularly to be strong and effective. Anyone can innovate — and some of the best or most creative […]
Antidepressants actually do work for a majority of people who try them, a new study asserts.
When the past and future are no longer connected, some pretty weird stuff happens.
Imagine looking at one saturated pixel for years on end, and somehow learning what worlds live around it. That’s what science is for! When you think of what’s out there in […]
Citizen scientists are advancing scientific knowledge.
The Medici family had a long and powerful influence in European history for hundreds of years. They were well known for their banking prowess and are synonymous as an unparalleled patron of the arts during the Italian Renaissance.
In the wake of Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, another data firm was discovered to have amassed similar user profiles of millions of people.
Uber, Lyft, ZipCar, and other transportation companies have signed onto a new pledge to curb urban congestion—in their favor.
Harvard University’s popular course on Buddhism returns with an interactive feature and great content.
The way you are advertised and marketed to is about to change, in a very big way.
AI is the way of the future. And you can teach yourself how to master this incredible new technology from some of the top schools around the globe. In some cases, for free.
“Navigating sexual activity can be difficult, especially when partners’ behaviours that indicate their sexual interest are subtle.”
Never draw a conclusion, no matter how ‘obvious,’ without doing the experiment first. We all love our most cherished ideas about how the world and the Universe works. Our conception […]
There are a slew of Earth Science missions that NASA has planned for the future. We need all of them (and more) for a thriving planet. When most people think of […]
Combining nanotechnology of two different varieties might be the game-changer we’ve always dreamed of. For as long as human beings have been writing about fantasy, myth, and science fiction, the dream […]
A new augmented reality game is being developed to help stroke victims stick to their rehabilitation regimen.