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The replication crisis has debunked many of psychology’s fair-haired hypotheses, but for the marshmallow test, things have only become more interesting.
There are plenty of alternatives to spending a fortune on employee training programs. These 10 options are a great place to start.
If you’re a massless particle, you must always move at light speed. If you have mass, you must go slower. So why aren’t any neutrinos slow?
We often assume that movement means progress and that doing something is better than doing nothing. That is often not true.
Want to get ahead at work? It ain’t what you say, it’s the way that you say it — and adaptability is essential.
The mutual distance between well-separated galaxies increases with time as the Universe expands. What else expands, and what doesn’t?
The very word “quantum” makes people’s imaginations run wild. But chances are you’ve fallen for at least one of these myths.
There is one House member for every 761,169 people, which isn’t exactly representative.
Photons come in every wavelength you can imagine. But one particular quantum transition makes light at precisely 21 cm, and it’s magical.
Cryo-electron tomography, or cryo-ET, is the future of cell research.
In the 20th century, many options abounded as to our cosmic origins. Today, only the Big Bang survives, thanks to this critical evidence.
Today’s popular weight-loss drugs could soon be joined by brain stimulation and gene therapies.
“Uitwaaien” is a popular activity around Amsterdam—one believed to have important psychological benefits.
Throughout the world, traditional political organizations are increasingly seen as dysfunctional. But can democracies live without them?
One of Jetoptera’s VTOLs is expected to reach speeds of around 614 mph, about as fast as a commercial jet airliner.
Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring Starship’s second test flight, a new “dark mysteries” telescope, and more.
Philosophy isn’t stuck in the past. Here are five texts to connect you with its ongoing dialogue.
Research suggests that to maintain a healthy brain, we should tend our gut microbiome.
“It doesn’t erase what happened to you. It just changes the impact it has on your life.”
Artificial intelligence can forecast the behavior of viruses and quickly make vaccines to thwart them.
All the things that surround and compose us didn’t always exist. But describing their origin depends on what ‘nothing’ means.
There are many ways asynchronous learning benefits both individuals and organizations, from learner autonomy to cost savings.
So far, two papers have been retracted, and a third is under investigation. Accusations of plagiarism appear convincing.
There are several different types of learner engagement, from emotional to cognitive. Here’s how to improve each.
After Albert Einstein’s death in 1955, a pathologist—searching for the secret of genius—removed, dissected, and ultimately stole the mathematician’s brain.
“Chicago May” was a classic swindler who conned her way around the world in the early twentieth century. She was also a sign of hard times.
Before there were planets, stars, and galaxies, before even neutral atoms or stable protons, there was the Big Bang. How did we prove it?