It could analyze a photo of the Martian surface in just five seconds. NASA scientists need 40 minutes.
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It walked enough miles to nearly circle the Earth twice.
Even some philosophers don’t think highly of philosophy, but we need it now more than ever.
Cars are no longer just a way to get from A to B.
Counterintuitively, directly combating misinformation online can spread it further. A different approach is needed.
Both social media companies plan to implement special protocols on Tuesday as election results begin rolling in.
Alibaba has played a key role in China’s meteoric economic rise.
The world needs a moral defense of progress based in humanism and agency.
One god stands for order, logic, and reason. The other stands for chaos, madness, and drunkenness. Nietzsche thinks you need both.
The results of a recent study counter some common claims found in anti-immigration narratives.
A new model of the Antikythera mechanism reveals a “creation of genius.”
Information is the best armor against panic.
Archaic humans ventured into Eurasia in waves, not always successfully. They may have started their journey in North Africa or West Asia.
Ancient humans may have evolved to slumber efficiently — and in a crowd.
Space missions in 2022 will include massive rockets and asteroid collisions. This is also the year space tourism starts to hit its stride.
These tiny fish are helping scientists understand how the human brain processes sound.
New research from MIT is unintuitive but could lead to a better system.
There are a few clues that the Universe isn’t completely adding up. Even so, the standard model of cosmology holds up stronger than ever.
With ~400 billion stars in the Milky Way and 6-20 trillion galaxies overall, that makes for a lot of stars. But not as many as you’d think.
The brain appears to remember immune responses, and memories can trigger them to happen again. This might explain some psychosomatic illnesses.
A genetic study of British Columbia grizzly bears finds a weird link to local human languages.
In tough competitions, men tend to give up early when they feel a low sense of control. Testosterone eradicates that effect.
Just a small gesture or a thoughtful comment can often alter a situation, or people’s perceptions of it, in ways that relieve tensions and make them feel appreciated and included.
The Industrial Revolution changed music forever, thanks to a combination of technological advances and clever entrepreneurs.
Participants were asked to complete a simple attention task as well as a more challenging “placekeeping” task.
A computer that could decidedly pass Alan Turing’s test would represent a major step toward artificial general intelligence.
Not all stress is created equal.
The new treatment targets the underlying genetic cause of the disease.
JWST just found its first transiting exoplanet, and it’s 99% the size of Earth. But with no atmosphere seen, perhaps air is truly rare.
Red dwarf stars were supposed to be inhospitable. But TOI-700, now with at least two potentially habitable worlds, is quite the exception.