Cutting through liberalism and conservatism, important thinkers are trying to navigate a polarized world. This often leads to uncomfortable confrontations.
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A Toronto-based startup that sells customizable temporary tattoos has received $10 million in Series A funding from venture capitalists, the company’s chief executive officer announced Tuesday.
Is microdosing magic truffles a way to unlock your creative potential? That’s long been anecdotal, but the evidence is coming.
The Oxfam report prompted Anand Giridharadas to tweet: “Don’t be Pinkered into everything’s-getting-better complacency.”
Scientists reversed the ageing of human cells, which could provide the basis for future anti-degeneration drugs.
The hundreds of people that show up for flat Earth conventions are not the problem. What this type of thinking leads to is.
A “new” Roman library has been found in Germany. What might it have had in it?
The only other large galaxy in the local group is larger in size and has more stars. But mass? Perhaps we’re the biggest, after all. The Milky Way is home to […]
Most other countries don’t have universal healthcare because of poverty or war. Why does the U.S. keep clinging to a bad system?
How we talk about genes shows many are confused. Seductive stats illusions, iffy gene ideas, bad causology, and lax jargon, are creating a recipe for epistemic comedy (and genetic tragedy).
A predictive-keyboard app has just written an utterly crazy new Harry Potter chapter and the internet loves it.
Novels open us to the nuances of being human.
Researchers find that magic mushrooms can keep people from developing authoritarian views and more connected to nature.
Why is only 10% of the population left-handed? There are a few new scientific clues pointing to the answer.
Amongst other things, you can’t get away with handling a salmon suspiciously in Scotland.
Technology holds the promise of a better future, but our footprint on the planet threatens to undo all our dreams and progress. It’s pretty easy to look at the world […]
Why do you check your phone 150 times a day? Is it a conscious choice, or have the attention merchants gotten into your head?
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Microsoft researchers work to create a digital “alter ego” that will know everything about you and make you much smarter.
Is life worse or better than non-existence? And if it is, who is judging? Welcome to anti-natalism, a small but lively corner of philosophy.
Carl Sagan liked to smoke weed. His essay on why is fascinating.
The Dr. Data Show is a new web series that breaks the mold for data science infotainment, captivating the planet with short webisodes that cover the very best of machine learning and predictive analytics.
File under: “What… you’re SURPRISED by these results?!”
LIGO, here on Earth, has exquisitely-precise distances its lasers travel. With three spacecrafts in motion, how could LISA work? Since it began operating in 2015, advanced LIGO has ushered in an […]
It’s the most popular class of all time at the university—and it’s now available free of charge.
Christine Lagorio-Chafkin spent six years writing the definitive history of Reddit.
Dark matter is one of the most puzzling, unintuitive concepts in all of physics. But we still need it. Our Universe isn’t like us. While we’re made of atoms, and other […]
Silicon Valley might just be missing the most important aspect of being human: the ability to feel.
Have an Android phone or device? You might want to read this.
A number of important women are working outside mainstream media to build platforms that address the gray areas in challenging topics.
“People should be free to walk down the street without being watched by the government.” — ACLU and a coalition of civil rights groups