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Hubble revolutionized astronomy more than once. Here’s what we can expect from the James Webb Space Telescope.
We are still new at this.
Sometimes breaking a rule is the ethical thing to do.
“Carpe diem” was only one part of Horace’s poem Odes 1.11.
Modern memory athletes use this ancient technique to memorize thousands of digits of pi.
Televising the coronation was thought to be an affront to the dignity of the event.
Is it ever possible for God to violate the laws of nature?
It’s not about particle-antiparticle pairs falling into or escaping from a black hole. A deeper explanation alters our view of reality.
Stories of child prodigies and the naturally gifted hide the fact that success is built on more than talent alone.
From health to leadership abilities, a good sense of humor can help improve many aspects of life.
Extreme home environments — either very supportive or harshly negligent — tend to produce more sensitive kids.
It’s hard to know what other people know. But it’s not impossible.
To what extent will our psychological vulnerabilities shape our interactions with emerging technologies?
Autocrats like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin fear democracy, yet go to great lengths to present themselves as democratic leaders.
Life arose on Earth very early on. After a few billion years, here we are: intelligent and technologically advanced. Where’s everyone else?
“Of course, the spleen is the biggest organ in the body.”
We can never hope for a future with no problems. The solutions to problems create new problems, which in turn require new solutions, as WIRED founder Kevin Kelly explained recently.
Even with the best technology imaginable, you’d probably never be able to exist as a consciously aware brain in a vat.
A study involving nearly 2,000 people found links between personality traits and the likelihood of moving toward or away from dementia.
Whether you’re developing or in the market for corporate training videos, these examples from PwC, Chick-fil-A, and others are sure to impress.
How (not) to end up in the ash heap of history.
Headlines have blared that quasar ticking confirms that time passed more slowly in the early Universe. That’s not how any of this works.
When the Universe was first born, the ingredients necessary for life were nowhere to be found. Only our “lucky stars” enabled our existence.
It is easy to underestimate how much the world can change within a lifetime.
As improving biotech offers us longevity, we can prepare to live much better as we age.
Short-termism is both rooted in our most primal instincts and encouraged by runaway technological development. How can we fight it?
Willpower alone likely isn’t enough to replace a bad habit with a good one.
Today’s popular weight-loss drugs could soon be joined by brain stimulation and gene therapies.
Fear creates distraction, and that can be a positive experience.