Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Swiss Enlightenment philosopher who praised a simple life and inspired the worst of the French Revolution.
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If argumentation led to nothing, it would soon be thrown into the evolutionary dustbin.
All nations have founding myths, but none are quite like Russia’s.
Intelligence is not fixed but fluid. A growth mindset allows our brains to flourish while lowering our stress levels.
The way that the ancient Megalodon adapted to water temperature has important implications for modern marine creatures.
Scientists have been chasing the dream of harnessing the reactions that power the Sun since the dawn of the atomic era. Interest, and investment, in the carbon-free energy source is heating up.
In the early 20th century, a young biochemist named Alexander Oparin set out to connect “the world of the living” to “the world of the dead.”
Personality is not set in stone. If you don’t like some aspect of it, you can work to change it — “fake it till you make it.”
The way we imagine and listen to melodies sheds light on imagination.
AI systems can carry on convincing conversations, but they have no understanding of what they’re saying. Humans are easily fooled.
Is there such a thing as a heroic personality type?
Here on Earth, we commonly use terms like weight (in pounds) and mass (in kilograms) as though they’re interchangeable. They’re not.
From gamification to VR, here are 10 ways to make learning fun and engaging.
Hubble showed us what our modern day Universe looks like. JWST’s big goal was to teach us how the Universe grew up. Here’s where we are now.
Anxiety can be good or bad. It turns out that it’s really up to you.
In the wake of the pandemic, the crystal industry boomed, with customers hoping the stones might relieve a little anxiety.
Even some philosophers don’t think highly of philosophy, but we need it now more than ever.
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Mesopotamian beer was not flavored with hops, and it was probably on the thick, porridgey side.
Regularities, which we associate with laws of nature, require an explanation.
After 15 years of monitoring 68 objects known as millisecond pulsars, we’ve found the Universe’s background gravitational wave signal!
The body uses its own electricity to repair wounds. Faster healing may be possible with additional electrical stimulation.
You’ve spent almost a decade gaining extremely specialized skills. But that’s ok; your value is greater than you realize.
To reap the benefits of digital technologies, we must contend with their addictive designs.
Alibaba has played a key role in China’s meteoric economic rise.
Experts believe they could cut the time it takes a rocket to reach Mars by up to 25%, shaving about two months off the trip.
Every proton contains three quarks: two up and one down. But charm quarks, heavier than the proton itself, have been found inside. How?
The attitude we take to Will Smith’s slap will mirror our attitudes to violence, masculinity, and protecting others more generally.
When justice isn’t tempered by something such as mercy, forgiveness, or nonviolence, efforts to make society more equitable often backfire.
As cells divide, they must copy all of their chromosomes once and only once, or chaos would ensue. How do they do it? Key controls happen well before replication even starts.