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For nearly a century, physicists have argued over how to interpret quantum physics. But reality exists independent of any interpretation.
A small study suggests that IMST is as effective as medications or 30 minutes of aerobic exercise.
Game theory is a unique combination of math and psychology. Its applications turn up everywhere, from nuclear war to Tinder to game shows.
Do the laws of physics place a hard limit on how far technology can advance, or can we re-write those laws?
"A cheap loan is beyond all new destiny." Does that mean anything to you?
Hundreds of these cannabis-related chemicals now exist, both natural and synthetic, inspiring researchers in search of medical breakthroughs.
A new AI lie detector can dive into their hidden thoughts and reveal “what language models truly believe about the world.”
In special relativity, the statement that two events happened at the same time is meaningless.
Financial setbacks are more common than you might think.
There are dozens of instructional design models, but most learning designers rely on a select few. Here are four of the most common.
NicoBoard is an app that helps parents make sense of a frightening time.
Einstein's "happiest thought" led to General Relativity's formulation. Would a different profound insight have led us forever astray?
Wind energy is one of the cleanest, greenest sources of power. But could it have the sneaky side-effect of changing the weather?
The Netflix show about a Birmingham crime family and their personal demons concluded earlier this month.
Billions of years ago, the ever-increasing entropy must've been much lower: the past hypothesis. Here's how cosmic inflation solves it.
The discovery calls into question the few things scientists know about these powerful astronomical phenomena.
When Tal Golesworthy was told he was at risk of his aorta bursting, he wasn’t impressed with the surgery on offer – so he came up with his own idea.
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.”
In determining what qualifies as solid science, controversy is inevitable.
Studies show talk therapy works, but experts disagree about how it does so. Finding the answer could help professionals and patients.
Organ transplantation is in dire need of biotechnological advances. 3D bioprinting and genetic modification of pigs provide a path forward.
The engineer working on Google's AI, called LaMDA, suffers from what we could call Michelangelo Syndrome. Scientists must beware hubris.
As with any "big idea" progress means a lot of different things to different people and not everyone comes into the discussion with the same priors. Some experts are primarily focused on material progress while others emphasize the importance of moral progress. So to start the discussion, we asked each expert to define the term as they see it from their specific vantage point.
Eric Olson — CEO and co-founder of Consensus — takes his cues from the university of legendary coaches.
Can stories help us become more creative?
The image you're seeing isn't a hole in the Universe, and the cosmic voids that do exist aren't hole-like at all.
Archaeologists turn to other scientific fields to fill in the picture of how victims lived and why they died.
From the present day all the way to less than 400 million years after the Big Bang, we're seeing how the Universe grew up like never before.
We've only seen Uranus up close once: from Voyager 2, back in 1986. The next time we do it, its features will look entirely different.