Having ‘high levels of intelligence’ is no excuse for rejecting quality scientific information. You think of yourself as a generally intelligent person, don’t you? Someone who’s good at deducing fact […]
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Even extremely simple configurations in General Relativity cannot be solved exactly. Here’s the science of why. It’s difficult to appreciate how revolutionary of a transformation it is to consider the Universe […]
Numerous critics have called for the ban of the infamous instruction manual for violent civil disobedience.
Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a well-known model of human development, but Maslow’s friend and colleague Kazimierz Dąbrowski believed humans developed in a different way.
We all have obstacles to overcome in pursuit of our goals. For Santa Claus, it’s clear that science is the key. Of all the challenges we face in our work, perhaps […]
A one-on-one conversation is a valuable opportunity to connect with someone and to benefit from what they have to say. Unfortunately, these chats tend to happen in the middle of […]
The Doomsday clock has never been closer to midnight.
Few could match the famous physicist in his ability to communicate difficult-to-understand concepts in a simple and warm fashion.
Our attention is more than just a resource. It is an experience.
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Study finds that neurotic people deal with more “mental noise” than others.
Over 100 new pages of Einstein’s writings, including long-lost calculations, have been made public.
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Maps show the oldest company in (nearly) every country – and a few interesting corporate trends.
New research shows that the answer is more subtle than you might think.
From literature to physics, the annual Nobel Prizes aim to highlight the most groundbreaking achievements in every field.
The hot Big Bang occurred 13.8 billion years ago, and there’s no other possible answer consistent with what we know today. Conceptually, it might seem like the simplest idea in existence […]
A new book on the music distribution service claims it is.
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The true course of progress is not only charted by great men and women, but also by ordinary people having conversations.
Why do people buy into stories that are clearly lies? Hannah Arendt can help us understand.
“A serious party neglects the underlying virtues of playfulness and generosity that make a party authentic.”
YouTube’s constantly changing hate speech and harassment policies beg the question: Where exactly is the line?
Empathy is what allows us to understand works of art, right?
A NASA-led study suggests the stress of spaceflight seems to trigger various types of herpes to reactivate in astronauts.