Barbara Tversky takes an outdated idea to task in Mind in Motion.
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A special isotope of plutonium is necessary for missions to Mars and beyond. But we don’t have enough, and aren’t making more fast enough. As 2018 comes to a close, NASA […]
We don’t have to tell you that business is complicated. You know. Maintaining productive employee and client relationships, mastering challenges and opportunities, and navigating the future are things that don’t […]
Maura O’Connor discusses her new book, Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World.
Americans must choose the middle path, away from the fundamentalist positions on both the right and the left, argues a Washington think tank.
The study shows when the ‘Napoleon complex’ is most likely to emerge.
If you thought that diamonds were the hardest things of all, this will have you thinking again. Carbon is one of the most fascinating elements in all of nature, with chemical […]
The social media company has long been expected to make a move into blockchain.
The neuralnanorobotics are coming.
The solar eclipse of May 29, 1919, was the nail in the coffin of a Newtonian Universe. On May 29, 1919, the world changed forever. For hundreds of years, Isaac […]
Pay attention to the decisions made by the provinces.
Most people don’t just think the world should be run meritocratically, they think it is meritocratic.
Indiana ranks 3rd in coal consumption, but a primary energy utility there just declared the end of coal by 2028
Though written for his students, the lessons can be applied by any essay writer.
Beyond the oceans boiling and the death of our Sun, Earth’s ultimate fate won’t be determined until far in the distant future. It took the Universe 13.8 billion years to create […]
After widespread criticism of Facebook’s handling of election meddling, fake news and the Cambridge Analytica scandal, investors are growing increasingly frustrated at the company’s leadership.
The American Museum of Natural History presents the new, more accurate T. rex.
If texting ‘is starting to feel frustrating, stressful, or if you’re overwhelmed or trapped by it, that’s a good indication that you need to set a boundary.’
Wide Angle Motion Imagery (WAMI) is a surveillance game-changer. And it’s here.
An entire Universe of possibilities await stars like our own, even after they run out of fuel. One of the most profound rules in all the Universe is that nothing lasts […]
Looking at the 2011 earthquake in Japan, researchers found that natural disasters make men — but not women — more fond of taking risks.
The Soviet Union’s space program was years ahead of the USA’s. So how did they lose the space race? Here in the United States and all across the world, humanity is […]
What is socialism with Chinese characteristics, and is it just capitalism?
Transport yourself to other worlds and states of mind.
Forget Copenhagen, Many-Worlds, Pilot Waves and all the others. What you’re left with is reality. When it comes to understanding the Universe, scientists have traditionally taken two approaches in tandem with […]
Even with the best preparation imaginable, sometimes you have to get lucky, too. Even from our perspective in 2019, 50 years later, humanity’s achievements from July, 1969, still mark the pinnacle […]
On Tuesday, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew by the space rock, located some 4 billion miles away from Earth.
The ability to speak clearly, succinctly, and powerfully is easier than you think
Our Universe is full of surprises. This latest one, AT2018cow, has ignited a controversy between astronomers. The Universe is an ever-changing place, particularly if you look at it on long-enough […]
In an extraordinary claim of presidential power, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Friday that will restrict asylum for migrants for 90 days.