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Churchill displays a surprising amount of knowledge on a question that we are still wrestling with. 

Since the moment humans became aware of their existence, they have been haunted by the knowledge that it will inevitably come to an end and the hope to change this […]

Want to think more creatively? Move your body, and move away from your emotional baseline—in any direction.

The atoms, planets, stars, and even galaxies aren’t expanding, even though space is. How come? This article was written by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity […]

The ELT, at 39 meters in diameter, will dwarf everything that’s ever come before. “There are so many people who are arguing or fighting over issues which don’t have much relevance. […]

If Scotty beams you up for a trip around the Sun, here’s how to handle it. “I really didn’t have to work, shall we say, with Star Trek. It was a […]

Researchers scan the brains of people having strong spiritual experiences.

IFLS might be fun for the armchair enthusiast, but couldn’t you have at least consulted an expert? “You were always a good officer. Until you weren’t.”–Saru, from Star Trek: Discovery With […]

From 13.4 billion years ago, the current record-holder is unlikely to fall anytime soon. Why? A combination of science… and luck. “We’ve taken a major step back in time, beyond what […]

Rates of crime and recidivism in America are very high. One Cleveland-based French restaurant, however, leads the way in helping ex-cons to thrive and not reoffend after their sentences.

Dying is expensive, but it shouldn’t be so.

It’s illegal, yet usually a subconscious act. So how can we scrub bias from the hiring process? 

If it proves true, it could heal the rift between quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity.   

One of inflation’s co-founders lashes out against the community. But is there a scientific leg to stand on? “…an understanding of the infinite tree of universes seems to be needed in […]

If you think we’ve seen all there is to see in the Universe, you’re about to have your imagination unlocked. “Hubble often takes images of distant gravitationally lensed galaxies to […]

There are millions of unexploded landmines around the world, killing civilians and military personnel every month.

A new nonprofit organization aims to elect more scientists to the U.S government.

The red planet once wasn’t so different from Earth. Here’s what happened. “Mars’ atmosphere is so thin, you do not need a lot of streamlining. By the time the ship […]

A team of Harvard researchers 3D prints a fully autonomous octopus-like robot that runs on a chemical reaction.

Team leaders often think about ways they can increase motivation – but little thought goes into how they might be killing it.

It’s the most fundamental fabric of the Universe itself. But how does it work? “‘Space-time’ — that hideous hybrid whose very hyphen looks phoney.” –Vladimir Nabokov When it comes to understanding the Universe, there […]

Researchers plan on making human cells resistant to infection, radiation, and even cancer.   

Natural “narrative selection” was key to turning insignificant apes (who had tools for 2 million years) into the species that now dominates the bio-sphere. 

So far, 549 separate paraphilias have been officially identified.   

A ban on fast food would save multitudes more than the travel ban ever could.   

A huge landslide and tsunami no one witnessed may foreshadow many more to come in the aftermath of climate change.

By definition, innovation brings disruption. 3D food printing is converging with the demography and culture of convenience. From fast moving Millennials, to Boomers who seek hassle-free living, 3D food printing may change not just how we eat, but how we buy what we eat. What might the convergence of this new technology and the disruptive demographics of convenience mean for the future of the grocery store?   

One day, we might be able to say that the dog saved the cheetah from extinction.  

Your Internet Service Providers are collecting and selling your browsing history. Does that bother you? If so, it may be time to setup a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to better encrypt your data and spoof your location.  

Diabetes, certain forms of cancer, and other conditions may also be inhibited.