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19% of American soldiers returned from Vietnam addicted to heroin. 95% of them recovered without relapse. How?

In our modern, increasingly globalized world, organizations both large and small are being tasked with managing ever more diverse workforces. As our understanding of diversity evolves, we see it in […]

Many sci-fi technologies will remain in the realm of fiction unless physics changes. But some experiments could uncover just that! “Imagination makes us aware of limitless possibilities. How many of us […]

The researcher behind some well-known gender studies is accused of making them all up.

Health psychologist Kelly McGonigal discusses a three-step process to shift your mindset when anxiety creeps in.

A study finds that happen music enhances divergent thinking, and thus, creativity.

Scientists are calling the results of such fortifications “bionicomposites.”  

The new Moon is brighter than every star in the sky. But you’ll never see it during an eclipse. “Even though the reason for taking the photographs was science, the result […]

The philosopher could very well be in Mean Girls with this kind of theory. 

Haseef Rafiei, a young Malaysian architect, had a thought one day: what if we could convert the real estate industry into an automated vending system? 

Clashes between “antifa” on the far left and the alt-right have intensified.

In 2016 Americans spent $16.4 billion on cosmetic plastic surgery. What does that say about the health of our psyche? 

Is moral superiority the reason American society is so polarized?

How the U.S. teaches foreign languages to its diplomats. 

The same technique is used by crime scene investigators in the FBI.  

A new planet, bigger than Earth, could be lurking in the outer solar system. But new evidence says ‘probably not.’ “Although we were initially quite skeptical that this planet could […]

Nutritional science has increasingly begun to discover that the optimal diet should be an individualized solution, determined by many factors.

We compiled a list of seven of the greatest public speakers of all time, people who forever changed the course of history with their words.

One option was presented as the “future of how we’ll unlock our smartphones.”

Take a moment to stop rushing, and rebel against the cult of being too busy. 

A previously unknown species – single people – has recently been discovered.

The days of the all-night cram session are numbered.  

Scientists are planning a Scientists’ March on Washington on April 22 to protest the Trump administration’s anti-science policies.

I’m not saying it wasn’t aliens… but… it wasn’t aliens. “Just the fact that you so desperately attempt to dismantle our theory proves that we are on the right track. Otherwise […]

Would your dog, cat, or other pet eat you if you died? The truth about if — and how soon — our animal friends start to see us in a different light. 

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 […]

Elon Musk issues a stark warning at the National Governor’s Association meeting.

Early states did not form how we’ve been taught, writes James C Scott in his new book. His research offers a clue as to where we might be heading. 

Two mind-blowing theories offer a significant challenge to the accepted model.   

You are already a cyborg! Here’s 10 ways you could merge even more with technology in the coming decade.