A clever neuroscience experiment shows that the “other-race effect” is likely due to a lack of experience and perceptual expertise rather than racism.
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There’s enough evidence to conclude president Bukele had no idea what he was doing.
If the evolution of the Universe is a movie, what happens when we rewind it all the way backward?
Across all wavelengths of light, the Sun is brighter than the Moon. Until we went to the highest energies and saw a gamma-ray surprise.
Ethicist and doctor Simon Whitney argues that society’s overly cautious approach to medical research is blocking breakthroughs.
One book will gather all topics on the search for life in the Cosmos.
An X-ray offers a glimpse into the painter’s early years.
Over 50 years since humans last walked on the Moon, astronaut footprints and rover tracks are still visible. But they won’t last forever.
As far as we know, it’s only happened once to one unlucky person in Oklahoma.
When boredom creeps in, many of us turn to social media. But that may be preventing us from reaching a transformative level of boredom.
When you don’t have enough clues to bring your detective story to a close, you should expect that your educated guesses will all be wrong.
Perhaps we should be searching for “other Mercurys” rather than “other Earths.”
The Osbournes was MTV’s biggest show – and it almost cost Jack Osbourne his life. Here’s how his family’s reality TV fame stole his childhood, and how he’s been able to heal since.
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In the grand scheme of the cosmic story, a single year isn’t all that significant. But over time, the annual changes really add up!
They cost $1,400 and will make you feel like you’re always on a moving sidewalk.
This graph shows how badly German cities were hit by Allied bombing raids.
Revolutionary techniques for understanding brain functions in animals could soon help us understand how emotions guide our lives.
It was supposed to have a 5.5-10 year lifetime, and take 6 months to calibrate. It’s performing better than anyone anticipated.
Thanks to observations of gravitational waves, scientists were able to settle a longstanding debate over the speed of gravity.
Bram Stoker’s mother survived a terrible cholera outbreak and recounted the ghastly scenes to her son years later.
It’s the paradoxical observation that the more we try to process, the less we actually can.
Your brain is not an obsolete piece of technology. Once properly trained for learning, it’s your ticket to navigating the AI landscape.
“This is much deeper than just ‘let’s figure out how we can get both sides to get along.’”
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What worked before won’t necessarily work this time — and the best leaders will adapt.
The richness and variety of America’s food landscape, in a buffet of maps.
Art criticism is inherently subjective. Still, many critics have tried to make a case for why some of the world’s most celebrated books are in fact terribly written.
AI was the most divisive topic in a recent predictions tournament.
It could prevent sun damage and help chemical burns heal faster.
You’ve probably noticed that most retailers use prices ending in 99. That’s intentional.
Benjamin Breen on his greatest revelations while writing about the birth of psychedelic science.