After hydrogen and helium, the periodic table is full of surprises. “The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.” –Harlan Ellison One of the most remarkable […]
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Science is the best tool we have for predicting the future. Here’s what the next year ought to bring. “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s […]
Department of Corrections is a misnomer. At the present, DOCs across the country shun from the responsibility to make convicts better people.
The ill-mannered use of mobile phones in public is infuriating. Here’s what you can do about it.
Personal attacks on a speaker, especially about their funding, are a sign that the attacker can’t dispute the facts the speaker is presenting. Beware the attacker too.
There’s a big, big difference between a “scientific” theory and all other types. It should make you more confident, not less. One of the most important things any expert hoping to […]
Prosperity preachers like Creflo Dollar and Joel Osteen are only the latest incarnations of a long lineage of American hucksters.
Researchers find a technique to help encourage self-critical people to accept their successes and build confidence.
Despite its many weaknesses, the U.N. has been successful in one of its main pursuits: linking the countries of the world in a way that promotes peace. Could a similar model work for religion?
You are the architect of your brain, the data suggests.
The Middle Eastern pan-Arab military organization has found its way into the hearts and minds of Westerners searching for a cause.
An Applicant’s Guide To NASA Astronaut Selection This guest post was written by Brian Shiro: NOAA geophysicist, NASA researcher, and co-founder of Astronauts for Hire. “I wasn’t destined to be […]
While the world’s most popular cryptocurrency has allowed for an innovative new approach to online transactions, it’s also emboldened criminals to develop creative new ways to skirt the law.
This isn’t the Matrix. Should you wish to face the ugly reality, there’s no red pill you can swallow.
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman has analyzed inherent contentions between workers and their bosses. His conclusion is that both sides operate under dishonest guises. An honest assessment of work roles could go a long way toward improving the professional relationship.
Researchers advanced the fields of social science by working together and peer reviewing the evidence. Couldn’t the same benefits be attained by treating religion in the same manner?
Virtual reality company Fove doesn’t just want to manufacture a VR headset; it wants to make one with eye-tracking technology.
Can a website’s design help persuade readers of the page’s message? Researchers think so, and they say it’s all about how readers interact with the site.
Ronald Dekker, a labour economist at Tilburg University, says part-time positions enjoy “first-tier” status.
History is littered with prejudiced ideas that use Darwin to claim legitimacy.
Emotional training may not stop repeat offenders, but it may help reduce the severity of their aggression.
The “constant points of light” in the sky are often anything but. “To be is to be the value of a variable.” –Willard Van Orman Quine We look up at […]
The first injury accident involving a Google self-driving car was — surprise, surprise — the fault of an oblivious driver in the other vehicle. Self-driving technology offers a potential future where these sorts of incidents hardly ever occur.
Even though we can’t see individual galaxies past a certain point, we know they’re there. Here’s the first evidence. “Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some […]
Why do Vermeer’s paintings fascinate us so? Perhaps the reason lies behind a revolution in seeing in both art and science rooted in Vermeer’s 17th century Holland.
Our unique capacities were created by a major transition in evolution, which built a need for teamwork and inclusive economics deep into our nature. But many economists — quite unnaturally — exclude its logic from their ideas.
This time, the graphic novel Persepolis is to blame.
If you avoid the common errors of reasoning that lead large majorities of subjects to do the irrational thing on repeated experiments, you may justly gloat a little.
Meditating on unethical acts may help in making better, more ethical decisions in the future, and, as a result, help you sleep at night and allow you to look at yourself in the mirror.
Researchers say that when planning a diet, you should consider your feelings, and how they will play a role in your eating behavior.