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A federal judge ruled Tuesday that AT&T may purchase Time Warner, without any conditions, arguing that the $85 billion deal doesn’t violate antitrust law.
In the aftermath of everything we’ve learned about what’s in the Universe, we can make much better estimates of how many alien civilizations are out there. In 1961, scientist Frank Drake […]
Exhaustion and its effects have preoccupied thinkers since classical antiquity. A look at historically specific theories of exhaustion shows a tendency to look back nostalgically to a supposedly simpler time.
In recent months, Russian ships have been spotted near the underwater cables that enable telecommunications service between North America and overseas nations.
Microsoft researchers work to create a digital “alter ego” that will know everything about you and make you much smarter.
Ever recognize the repeating patterns of nature? There’s a theory for that.
Startups create the tech and products that set the tone for our collective future. It’s pivotal that founders lead by example to make diversity and inclusion a priority—and reap the rewards.
Humanity has mapped the Milky Way better than ever with ESA’s Gaia. But 1.7 billion stars later, there are still no Dyson spheres. Perhaps the greatest ‘holy grail’ in all of […]
There’s no denying that technology has had an enormous impact on business communication—as well as almost every other aspect of business. The ability to instantly communicate with almost anyone from […]
Technical knowledge continues to be privileged over social knowledge.
The global population is becoming more diverse. As a result, if companies in developed economies don’t diversify their hiring, they may lose out on crucial talent. Cryptocurrencies are here to help.
Elastic thinking is what endows us with the ability to solve novel problems and to overcome the neural and psychological barriers that can impede us from looking beyond the existing order.
Could famous sinkings and disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle have been prevented by advanced contemporary technology?
Every year, companies try to do things better, to find the most effective way to complete some task or to improve overall productivity. Employee learning programs play a massive part […]
Now, you can add chanting to your brain training regimen.
The capabilities on this thing are both impressive and worrisome.
Illumination from nanobionic plants might one day replace some electrical lighting.
Congress refused the majority of Trump’s proposed cuts to NASA’s budget. But many uncertainties remain. On March 21st, 2018, both branches of Congress passed the United States’ Consolidated Appropriations Act, […]
In this radical view, the universe is a giant supercomputer processing particles as bits.
A college professor used YONDR pouches to stop students from accessing their smartphones.
Chinese scientists accomplish the feat of teleporting a photon to a satellite hundreds of miles above Earth.
Lab-grown, cultured meats, dairy, and leather will be hitting shelves soon. Paul Shapiro reports on the coming trend in his new book, Clean Meat.
At long last, we’re getting a confrontation with ethics, with science, and with human frailty, not just the Federation at war. “You are… six years old. You are weak and helpless! […]
Evolution has trained your mind to create in-groups and out-groups in a flash—but the lines are more flexible than you think.
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 […]
What if alien life — or even intelligence — don’t look like what we’re searching for? When the original Star Trek premiered, it was revolutionary for depicting sentient, intelligent species other than humans, living […]
A study finds that happen music enhances divergent thinking, and thus, creativity.
The most influential contemporary scientists and their accomplishments.
If a former Nazi realized its importance nearly 50 years ago, perhaps we all can, too. Around the country and around the world, there is no shortage of human suffering. Poverty, […]