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Evolution has trained your mind to create in-groups and out-groups in a flash—but the lines are more flexible than you think.
The one thing both extremes of Left and Right agree on.
Everyone encounters stereotypes. But what you do afterward says something about you
Astronomers make the first direct observation of a phenomenon predicted by Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
Renowned linguist and public intellectual MIT Professor Noam Chomsky offers his take on the Trump administration and its troubles with Russia.
Businesses have been adopting more diversity programs since the 1990s, but do they actually work?
Many sci-fi technologies will remain in the realm of fiction unless physics changes. But some experiments could uncover just that! “Imagination makes us aware of limitless possibilities. How many of us […]
In The Road to Character, David Brooks argues that our moral vocabulary is severely lacking.
One challenge that some companies have come across in managing Millennials is integrating these younger, tech-savvy workers into your existing organizational structure. There are significant differences between these workers and […]
We’re more lonely than ever and this is horrible. Equally horrible? We can’t bare to spend time alone.
A new study shows how one dietary change in the U.S. could make a 46%-plus dent in greenhouse gas reductions.
Participants receiving brain stimulation were more likely to solve difficult problems creatively.
Why the 2017 Nobel Prize isn’t the end, but the start, of something really, really big. “Wormholes are a gravitational phenomena. Or imaginary gravitational phenomena, as the case may be.” –Jonathan […]
Psychology professor Jean M Twenge argues that teens are suffering elevated levels of depression and loneliness, and their phones are to blame.
You know what many of the best employees have in common, regardless of the industry they work in? They’re constantly learning new things and applying those lessons to their work.
“The quality of homework assigned is so poor that simply getting kids to read, replacing homework with self-selected reading, was a more powerful alternative,” said Professor Richard Allington.
Employees at 32M, a company based in Wisconsin, now have the option of getting microchipped. Workers implanted with the RFID chip will be able to open doors, store medical info, and pay for purchases. Should this be the future workplace?
New research brings nuance to the concept of being nice by illuminating the personality traits that underlie it, dividing the quality into two related but distinct components.
Astronomers have gotten good at dating stars. But this one has them stumped.
Diversity and inclusion are incredibly important topics for modern organizations of any size. Diversity training is a core part of ensuring that new employees feel welcome in the workplace—providing a […]
The first (double) episode has come and gone, but here’s what I hope for the series. “We are what we are, and we’re doing the best we can. It is not […]
The secret behind the Em Drive’s thrust, which is real, may be in the long-discarded pilot wave theory.
No, you are most definitely not entitled to your own facts. In fact, you’re required to disclose what evidence would change your mind! “You must remember, my dear lady, the most […]
This season of Game of Thrones has been especially political, and episode 7 relates to the social and political climate of the U.S. like never before.
Organizations of all kinds are putting a whole new emphasis on their “company culture.” A strong and positive company culture promotes employee well being, satisfaction, and drive—which translates into higher […]
What it would take to make a ‘mirror Universe’ a reality. The idea of parallel Universes has been around for over 60 years now, giving a theoretically physical existence to all […]
If it proves true, it could heal the rift between quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity.