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A new study published in Nature Neuroscience shows that stress changes the structure of mouse brains—in partners who did not experience stress.
This eccentric Spanish spy received medals of honor from both the Nazis and the Allies. How did he do it, and why?
Setting short-term performance goals for employees can provide invaluable benefits to your company or organization in the long run. In addition to providing a written set of clear, achievable objectives […]
After more than a decade since launching its first Firefox browser, Mozilla has been steadily earning web browser converts with its newest browser Firefox Quantum.
A review of 33 trials confirms that loading your body does your brain good.
Why do great minds argue for positions we find repulsive? Today, we find out why Robert Nozick was a libertarian.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s surprising win over an establishment politician underscores the rising passion of the far left.
In the quantum world of the unstable, even identical particles don’t have identical masses. In the microscopic world of the quantum particle, there are certain rules that are wholly unfamiliar […]
Stephen Fry announces that he’s had surgery for prostate cancer nine the most Stephen-Fry way possible.
Creativity is of vital importance in the modern world. Does diversity help promote it?
New research from the University of Cambridge says it does.
The less that parents “walk the walk” about religious beliefs, the more likely their children are to walk away.
Facebook and Instagram are introducing new tools that let mobile users track and manage how they spend time on their apps, like a timer that reminds you when you’ve hit a self-imposed app use time limit, and an option to limit notifications.
If the universe is teeming with life, where is everybody? If this physicist is correct, they have one foot in their graves.
Why are we so drawn to supernatural beliefs?
As humans, our minds constantly monitor the events that occur in our lives and interpret the meaning of the things that are happening. Our mindset is what dictates how we […]
The story of John Couch Adams, “the man who failed to discover Neptune,” and his cosmic redemption. Perhaps its human nature to want to only think positive thoughts about our […]
What are the health and environmental effects of electric night light?
If you think you have problems today, be glad you’re not moving at the speed of light. Special relativity, even though it’s over 100 years old, is still one of the […]
Fascism very much could be alive and well in America in today’s toxic political climate. After all, the appeal of fascism breeds in unhealthy democracies. We can’t be too careful, says political expert Rob Riemen.
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As of October 1, the U.K. will make it illegal to sell puppies and kittens from third-party sources in a bid to end puppy mills and commercial breeding catteries, eliminate pet-shop sales, and rein in unscrupulous breeders.
Tech companies claim the gig economy is booming. Data beg to differ.
Pessimists see bad events in their life as part of a permanent negative state of the world. The optimist is ready to get over the disappointing outcome, often using mantras like “this too shall pass.”
Researchers were shocked at how accurate it was and that no one had noticed it before.
Artificial intelligence will soon be powerful enough to operate autonomously, how should we tell it to act? What kind of ethics should we teach it?
Philosophers like to present their works as if everything before it was wrong. Sometimes, they even say they have ended the need for more philosophy. So, what happens when somebody realizes they were mistaken?
One moment, every particle in the Universe was massless. Then, they weren’t anymore. Here’s how it happened. In the earliest stages of the hot Big Bang, the Universe was filled […]
Catch up on the phenomenon known as ASMR, which is exploding in popularity and may be linked to the appeal of religion.
On April 25, leaders at businesses of all sizes will celebrate Administrative Professionals Day. The holiday honors the special individuals who work hard each day to make sure that offices […]