The US is arguably the most scientifically and technologically advanced society in the world, and yet at the same time the most religious of Western societies.
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Fasting is trending, yet it’s also been prescribed for thousands of years. Does the science on the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) hold up?
Imagine getting imperceptibly high, then playing Chinese strategy game ‘Go’. This is the experiment the Beckley Foundation will run to test the value of LSD microdosing.
Cheating is deeply embedded in everyday life. Part of the problem is that many individuals fail to see such behavior as a problem.
Every year, companies try to do things better, to find the most effective way to complete some task or to improve overall productivity. Employee learning programs play a massive part […]
It isn’t flat, and these simple observations that you can make from the ground can demonstrate it to anyone. From any one location on the surface of the Earth, it’s impossible […]
There’s no denying that technology has had an enormous impact on business communication—as well as almost every other aspect of business. The ability to instantly communicate with almost anyone from […]
Visit the place where in 1593 an astrologer and a playwright used a shamanic ritual to found the British Empire
Instead of nearly-circular ellipses, comets are extraordinarily elongated, or even on an exit path. Why so different? When you look at how the planets orbit in our Solar System, the […]
Once a lucrative exercise anyone could do, bitcoin mining has grown out of control, and governments are weighing what to do.
This is the first vision test of a fetus from inside the womb.
Last week, the crew found themselves in the mirror Universe. Here’s what science has to say about that. Star Trek: Discovery entered their midseason hiatus on a terrific cliffhanger: they had […]
A physicist has an experiment to see if the mind operates on a quantum level.
A new study finds a link between a desire for uniqueness and a willingness to believe in conspiracy theories.
Some philosophers have tried to base morality on human nature, but what does biology say about that?
Orcas are trailing Alaskan fishermen and taking their halibut and black-cod catches.
What happens up there directly affects life down here. From star-gazing to quantum mechanics, astronomy is one of humanity’s great thruster engines of innovation.
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“No great genius has ever existed without a strain of madness.” -Aristotle
Two-thirds of all cancers are caused by DNA replication errors, according to Johns Hopkins researchers. But don’t light a celebratory cigarette just yet.
A case in which a judge used an undisclosed software algorithm to determine a defendant’s sentence has caught the interest of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Drop a chunk of sodium metal into water, and a violent reaction ensues. But it’s more than just chemistry at play. “Chlorine is a deadly poison gas employed on European battlefields […]
Pessimists see bad events in their life as part of a permanent negative state of the world. The optimist is ready to get over the disappointing outcome, often using mantras like “this too shall pass.”
Amoebas one-tenth the width of a human hair may someday help diffuse a bioterror attack.
If you can’t look at the full suite of evidence and tell the full truth, you’re nothing but a deliberate misleader. At best. “Climate change does not respect border; it does […]
Some say it’s more than all of humanity emits in a year. But people say a lot of things. What does the science say? “One volcano puts out more toxic gases — one […]
It worked for Iran two years ago, and it can work again with the right negotiations. “We have to understand the ubiquity of energy in everything we do. Energy is […]
99 years ago, General Relativity was still unproven. During the 1918 eclipse, a small team of Americans almost changed that. “Astronomers are greatly disappointed when, having traveled halfway around the world […]
When you’re confronted by some new information, how do you tell whether it’s valid or not? “I’m old enough to remember when the polio vaccine was still new. Also, it hadn’t […]