Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki discusses the dangers of cynicism and how skepticism can invigorate our relationships and communities.
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The Universe has asymmetries, but that’s a good thing. Imperfections are essential for the existence of stars and even life itself.
In a new book, an MIT scholar examines how game-theory logic underpins many of our seemingly odd and irrational decisions.
“Politics is weird. It’s the only business in the world in which you take a really, really important position, and you give it to someone with no qualifications.” —Tony Blair
Research suggests that employees with criminal records are far less likely to quit their jobs, perhaps due to a greater sense of loyalty.
Our current form of education is almost 200 years old. What should schools of the future look like?
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The quantum world — and its inherent uncertainty — defies our ability to describe it in words.
A new AI lie detector can dive into their hidden thoughts and reveal “what language models truly believe about the world.”
From the earliest stages of the hot Big Bang (and even before) to our dark energy-dominated present, how and when did the Universe grow up?
Centuries ago, the plague forced people into quarantine for years. Isaac Newton and Galileo used the time to revolutionize the world.
Intelligence is not fixed but fluid. A growth mindset allows our brains to flourish while lowering our stress levels.
Forgetfulness isn’t always a “glitch” in our memories; it can be a tool to help us make sense of the present and plan for the future.
Are you in love? Trust your mother over your brain.
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Will nature or nurture win out?
When making any tough decision, the key is not to be overly exploratory or exploitative.
From physics and alchemy to theology and eschatology, Isaac Newton’s research was rooted in a personal pursuit of the Divine.
Alan Turing and Christopher Strachey created a ground-breaking computer program that allowed them to express affection vicariously when so doing publicly, as gay men, was criminal.
It’s on a 100,000-year timescale, though, so the next few centuries might not be so comfortable.
A new tuna robot leads the way to more agile underwater robots and drones.
How our brains interpret computer code could impact how we teach it.
Psychologist Mary C. Murphy explains why growth-mindset teams outperform those centered around a lone genius.
Sick of remembering a random string of letters, numbers, and special characters?
How efficiently could quantum engines operate?
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The four-color theorem was one of the past century’s most popular and enduring mathematical mysteries.
More than a decade ago, Armenia made chess a required subject in school because it teaches kids how to think and cope with failure. The U.S. should follow suit.
From hellishly hot planets to water worlds, some distant planets are like nothing in our Solar System.
A next-generation LHC++ could cost $100 billion. Here’s why such a machine could end up being a massive waste of money.
If you think of the Big Bang as an explosion, we can trace it back to a single point-of-origin. But what if it happened everywhere at once?
We will become billions of people who share a single vast intellect.