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Creating a culture of innovation requires champions and cheerleaders at every level and in every function within an organization.
On the morning of April 20, 1961, all conditions were "go" for an attempt at free flight. A man was on standby with a fire extinguisher. Just in case.
Hubble's deepest views of space revealed fewer than 10% of the Universe's galaxies. James Webb will change that forever.
Da Vinci dreamed up a helicopter 400 years before they actually existed. Now, engineers have brought his design to life, but with a twist.
Get rid of the notion that the best employees come from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.
The paradox of failure explains why even a healthy rage-quit won't keep a good gamer down.
A new paper combines two concepts from the edges of astrophysics: Dyson Spheres and black holes. A Type III civilization could combine them.
Big dreams and big telescopes are back at last, but everything depends on sufficiently funding NASA, the NSF, and the DOE.
The ability to decode acoustic information from brain activity aids the development of brain-computer interfaces that restore communication in patients who suffer paralysis.
Joseph Campbell argued that nearly every myth can be boiled down to a hero’s journey. Was he right?
Humanity is never fully in control of its creations. This lesson from Mary Shelley has remained relevant for over 200 years.
There are almost no standards governing the cannabis industry. Your favorite weed strain may contain unpleasant surprises.
Brian C. Muraresku, New York Times best-selling author of "The Immortality Key," unpacks ancient evidence for the widespread ritual use of psychoactive plants.
The engineer working on Google's AI, called LaMDA, suffers from what we could call Michelangelo Syndrome. Scientists must beware hubris.
Simple physics makes hauling vast ice chunks thousands of miles fiendishly difficult — but not impossible.
The NFL icon talks overcoming a difficult childhood and what’s needed to succeed in a world where the cards are stacked against you.
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We may be the last generation born not knowing if we are alone in the Universe.
Undeterred by years of failure, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman proved that mRNA is the future of vaccines.
All roads may not lead to Rome, but many of them lead to wealth and prosperity — even 1,500 years after the fall of the Roman Empire.
The first recorded brain activity of a person during their death suggests a biological trigger for near-death experiences.
Using peach and eggplant emojis as shorthand for sex may seem like a new thing, but Renaissance artists were experts at using produce to imply intercourse.
"The Soul of a New Machine" provides a rare level of insight into the minds and decisions of humanity's greatest thinkers.
Nike athlete and famed Peloton instructor Tunde Oyeneyin shares how she turned her pain into purpose.
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Former President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises, Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, unpacks the leadership strategy behind her success.
If a person stands little chance of ever being wealthy, perhaps playing the lottery is a rational decision.
The bots started as windpipe cells, yet they helped nerve cells repair and grow.
A study finds that baby mammals dream about the world they are about to experience to prepare their senses.
From honing the art of perception to checking cognitive biases, here are a few techniques employees can learn in critical thinking training.