Can a war be won from the air? A group of renegade pilots in the 1930s thought so.
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Admit it: you have no idea why a group of crows is called a murder. Here’s why.
Although equal parts Hollywood blockbuster and Putinist propaganda, “Trotsky” still manages to capture the good, the bad, and the ugly of Russia’s revolutionary past.
Anything, good or bad, about Henry Ford can be contradicted — except his ambition and his work.
Philosophers and scientists spent millennia arguing about the nature of light. It turned out to be stranger than anyone imagined.
The development of the revolutionary gene-engineering tool CRISPR is a tale fit for the big screen.
Science and the humanities have been antagonistic for too long. Many of the big questions of our time require them to work closer than ever.
Many atheists think of themselves as intellectually gifted individuals, guiding humanity on the path of reason. Scientific data shows otherwise.
The more horror we consume, the harder it becomes to find a good scare. These genuinely unsettling movies should get you in the mood for Halloween.
Nebulae are beautiful, but so is the process of science.
Which philosopher had the strongest arguments? David Hume, who raised some of the best challenges for science, ethics, and religion.
What was so great about Einstein anyway? A group of experts weigh in.
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No amount of success can overcome imposter syndrome without a mindset geared toward growth.
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We live in a world dominated by science, but most people don’t understand its most essential characteristic: establishing standards of evidence to keep us from getting fooled by our own biases and opinions.
By taking Satan out of the religious context, storytellers explored the nature of sin in new ways.
Famously, it took Edison over one thousand attempts to successfully create the lightbulb.
Many of his criticisms ring true today.
Frank Lloyd Wright captured serenity in his masterpiece, Fallingwater, but his egotistical tendencies made life for others anything but serene.
In 1966, Disney announced his intention to build Epcot, an acronym for “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.”
How Nobel Prize winner physicist Lev Landau ranked the best physics minds of his generation.
Are we enslaved by the finer things in life?
In all of science, no figures have changed the world more than Einstein and Newton. Will anyone ever be as revolutionary again?
More than any other nation, Japan tends to feel comfortable with the idea of humanoid robots entering the home.
The insurmountable contrasts between their visions help explain Russia’s stunted development and hint at its destructive future.
The Rijksmuseum employed an AI to repaint lost parts of Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch.” Here’s how they did it.
Learning styles are supposed to help learners take ownership of their education, but research doesn’t back up this well-intentioned myth.
Living like a genius and finding ways to “optimize” sleep is not necessarily good for your health. Here’s why.
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In hell, we assume a position of moral superiority, looking down over the sinners and the poor decisions that led them to this wretched place. In heaven, Dante is looking down upon us.
An interview with filmmaker Jason Sussberg about his new film about Stewart Brand and the importance of culture in achieving progress.
Due to deteriorating health, all Beethoven left behind for his final symphony were some musical sketches.