Frank Herbert’s “Dune” refers to a religious desert people who are desperate for a savior to overthrow an evil empire. Sound familiar?
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Dennis Klatt developed trailblazing text-to-speech systems before losing his own voice to cancer.
Many of his criticisms ring true today.
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Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.
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.
Determining if the universe is infinite pushes the limits of our knowledge.
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And if they could, would they care, asks philosopher John Gray in his new book.
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Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.
“She understood me and I understood her. I loved that pigeon.”
How can you “touch the Sun” if you’ve always been inside the solar corona, yet will never reach the Sun’s photosphere?
Scientists believe they have the answer, but philosophers prove them wrong.
A new study on mice showed that ginger may counter certain autoimmune disorders such as lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome.
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Antidepressants can help alleviate PTSD symptoms when paired with psychotherapy, but does our overenthusiasm for them blind us to more effective alternatives?
You want your baby’s name to be unique, but so does everyone else.
The decades-long conflict is best understood not through secondhand accounts of historians, but the primary accounts of people who actually experienced it.
We have pipelines for oil and natural gas. Why not water?
Stockholm Syndrome is the most famous of 10 psychological disorders named after world cities. Most relate to tourism or hostage-taking.
Words of wisdom from H.P. Lovecraft, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dr. Temple Grandin, Hannah Gadsby and more.
The most important events in history have nothing to do with politics or wars.