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Philip Morris is looking to wind back manufacture of its traditional cigarettes in favor of e-cigs. Why? Because the younger demographic is hooked.
NASA has given its Mars rover Curiosity the ability to “decide” which rocks to zap with its laser in the recent AEGIS software update.
Traffic navigation apps like Waze are loved by some and hated by others. But why?
A researcher is experimenting with an artificial hippocampus to learn how to strengthen and store memories.l
Experimental philosopher Jonathan Keats dives into the work of Buckminster Fuller, an early 20th century oddball scientist whose visionary ideas we are only now catching up to.
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We know the benefits about positivity. What about grumpiness?
A recent study from Yale University find that dogs are better at resisting peer-pressure and filtering useless information than human beings – but there’s value in that human flaw.
There’s a lot missing from debates and policy surrounding poverty but the biggest deficit, according to Dr C. Nicole Mason, is in honesty. Impoverished people aren’t poor because they’re lazy, they’re poor because social mobility is institutionally suppressed.
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Interest in Buddhism worldwide has been on the reason in recent decades. Many remain skeptical, however, over potential philosophical problems or un-scientific commitments at the heart of Buddhist teachings and practice. The world’s happiest man talks with a renowned philosopher to answer these objections.
Have you ever refreshed your social media page, tallying each new like or lamenting that there are none? A new study reveals what that says about your self-esteem and your sense of purpose.
The series is said to improve male performance and address any issues.
Researchers announce a potential breakthrough in using nanotechnology to fight cancer.
Our inherent response mechanisms were programmed long ago; implicit biases are reactionary, volatile, largely under the radar of conscious awareness. They do not imply blanket racism.
Theoretical physicist Brian Greene discusses how we may not be able to see other dimensions.
How do you fool a robot? It’s not difficult—machines are only good at what we tell them to do. But even still, many parts of our world may not be “readable” to some robots.
The history of industrialization is the separation of workers from their labor, and it continues today in the digital marketplace where online companies seek to replace human labor with algorithms.
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One Alabama library is demanding jail time for late books. How is this happening in a nation that’s reading less and less?
The evolution of driving might disconnect us from each other even more.
When it comes to preparing first generation college students to succeed, it’s about tuition assistance, but also much more than that.
The most impactful technology inventions in history are ranked.
Germany and Japan have far fewer incidences of gun-related violence than the United States. What can we learn from how they regulate firearms to decrease the number of American tragedies?
A group of expert geologists declared that a new epoch influenced by human impact has begun.
A new study from the Mayo Clinic revealed that only 2.7 percent of Americans live a healthy lifestyle. Perhaps the problem is their definition of healthy.
Neuroscience research shows that variety is important for healthy individuals and healthy societies.
Bikeshare has been around for almost 10 years now, but there have never been any deaths. Researchers look into the reasons why.
Even if the Universe grows to infinity, there might not be enough space to hold all the possibilities. “We are actually living in a million parallel realities every single minute.” –Marina […]
Researchers strive for technology designed for extrasensory perception.
Will we be building a better world or a more homogeneous one?