Just like alcohol, nicotine and other narcotics, sugar tickles our dopamine receptors in just the right way, inspiring our brain’s reward system. How will this end for us?
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A 17-year-old British schoolboy spots an error in the data from International Space Station’s radiation sensors.
Unpredictable winters? Seasons that don’t line up? It’s possible with the right configuration, says physics. “Lord of Light! Come to us in our darkness. We offer you these false gods. Take […]
Research suggests that a religious edict from the Catholic Church shaped the evolution of the modern chicken.
While some still believe it to be innate, psychologists think genius can be cultivated. Three key elements motivate you to do so.
The state of nature isn’t a “war of all against all.” Even no-brainer bacteria “know” that sometimes the game is “Survival of the Friendliest”
A Swiss scientist identifies the top predator in the world in a new study.
There’s a trillion-dollar underground economy hiding in plain sight, says Steven Kotler, and it can be measured in dopamine.
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This is huge news for the 285 million visually impaired people around the world.
A ban on fast food would save multitudes more than the travel ban ever could.
That number is far bigger than anyone expected, but physics doesn’t lie. “Our first priority was making sure we weren’t fooling ourselves.” –Keith Riles, LIGO team member How many black holes are […]
Bill and Melinda Gates lay out the key accomplishments of their philanthropic foundation in response to Warren Buffet.
This isn’t an XZibit joke; it’s a real scientific question. And the answer may be that it’s possible after all. “People who work every day are kind of scared of things […]
The 20th century held some incredible advances across all the science. But astrophysics’ best days are yet to come. “When we have found how the nucleus of atoms is built up […]
You know what a black hole is, and we’ve found a few so far. But oh, are there ever so many more out there! “Black holes are the seductive dragons of […]
Every year, companies try to do things better, to find the most effective way to complete some task or to improve overall productivity. Employee learning programs play a massive part […]
A college course on how to recognize “bullshit” addresses fake news, memes, clickbaiting and misleading advertising.
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A proto-consciousness field theory could replace the theory of dark matter, one physicist states.
The belief that things will be better in the future is called optimism bias. Being overly optimistic can lead you to miss an important health check up or make bad financial decisions.
There’s only medicine that works and medicine that does not, writes Paul Offit.
NASA scientists discover what two places in the solar system might have favorable conditions for alien life.
Churchill displays a surprising amount of knowledge on a question that we are still wrestling with.
Since the moment humans became aware of their existence, they have been haunted by the knowledge that it will inevitably come to an end and the hope to change this […]
There are millions of unexploded landmines around the world, killing civilians and military personnel every month.
How many calories are in human anyway?
If Donald Trump’s political strategies look familiar, says Tim Wu, it’s because we’ve seen them before. Where? In the totalitarian regimes of China, North Korea, and Germany.
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A live-blog event happened a week ago, but you can catch the entire thing anew here, right now! “We have never observed infinity in nature. Whenever you have infinities in […]
NASA’s Earth observing missions aren’t the only casualty. Arguably, eliminating education is even more egregious. “First Rate People hire first rate people. Second rate people hire third rate people.” –Hermann […]
Research on five million runners shows that working out with a friend pushes you harder and longer.