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Can collective protest still change the world?
When he was developing his famous hierarchy of needs, Abraham Maslow cited 9 historical figures that achieved self-actualization.
If a scientific study was conducted unethically, should publishers retract it?
A newly studied hallucinogenic substance has shown signs of treating mental health conditions more efficiently than psilocybin.
For many, 2020 will not be remembered as a “best of” much. We don’t need to repeat the reasons here; it’s sufficient to point out that a 100-year pandemic was […]
Business, on every level, is becoming more multi-cultural. Whether it’s embracing diversity internally, expanding to multiple sites around the world, or entering distant markets such as China, never has it […]
“A serious party neglects the underlying virtues of playfulness and generosity that make a party authentic.”
Being ahead of the curve can be a dangerous place. These 7 thinkers were driven from their homelands over it.
A team of Japanese researchers comes across a remarkably simple trick.
How many abortions are actually performed? Survey dat reveal the complexity in the raging debate.
Classicist Edith Hall reminds us that Aristotle’s “virtue ethics” was a sophisticated, subtle approach to the pursuit of lifelong happiness a couple millennia before Oprah thought of inviting us to live our best life.
Philosophers and practical ethicists might gain something from considering the Overton window of political possibilities.
It may be an uncomfortable thing to do, but creating a will can save your loved ones a lot of headaches after you’re gone.
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How an off-the-radar Nobel Prize brings us ever nearer to finding a major cure.
We’ve never found eight stars bound together in the same stable system. But nature might make it so. The Universe that we have is often more wondrous and bizarre than even […]
Over two billion people regularly eat insects. Why are Americans so squeamish?
The premier hospitals tend to have the most superbugs — they also have the best experts.
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Fifty years ago at UCLA, the first message was sent over the predecessor to the internet.
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When it comes to cryptocurrency, Bitcoin has long been the king of the hill thanks to its status as the founder of the young industry and its first-mover appeal. A […]
Some say Islam is not a religion. Here’s why all faiths should contest that.
Compassion is one of several news values that determine if a story is published.
The private sector may need the Outer Space Treaty to be updated before it can make any claims to celestial bodies or their resources.
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A new experiment shows that two observers can experience divergent realities (if they go subatomic).
A balanced discussion of the realities, the mythologies, and the concerns surrounding cutting-edge brain research.
The goal is to eventually grow a human pancreas in a larger animal – such as a pig – which can be transplanted.
Alternative meats are finally hitting the mainstream.
When it comes time for humanity to pick a new home, where will we go?