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Beef, salt, and water is all the Canadian professor eats. Is that sustainable?
A neuroscientist argues that da Vinci shared a disorder with Picasso and Rembrandt.
Social entrepreneur Miki Agrawal explains what makes a perfect business partner.
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Guns as currency. Guns as status. Guns as the power of the unpredictable. Stanford Historian Priya Satia on how we got where we are today.
From the cosmic blast into another being’s mind, to rolling bliss or obedient mind-slavery, fictional drugs have it all.
If you think it expanded faster than light-speed, you need to read this. If the Universe is 13.8 billion years old, and the speed of light is truly our cosmic speed […]
Yes, life exists in our Universe. No, that statement doesn’t equal science. Imagine you’ve encountered a natural phenomenon you want to understand better, but don’t have the tools to do so. […]
It looks like a medieval torture device when sprung open. But it might prevent any more smashed screens.
Edward Witten is a genius among geniuses.
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Haley, who’s at times been both a supporter and critic of the president, reportedly “shocked” White House officials by announcing the end of her two-year tenure as a U.N. ambassador.
Think walking is void of philosophy? Nietzsche and Gros are here to say you’re wrong.
Writers need to understand their role in the storytelling process, says bestselling author Martin Amis.
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Why is only 10% of the population left-handed? There are a few new scientific clues pointing to the answer.
Culture determines how mental illness or aberrant mental behavior is viewed and dealt with.
Scientists are investigating whether it’s possible to give modern elephants an ancient boost by reviving woolly mammoth DNA—all to curb climate change.
Einstein didn’t like the schools he went to, how would he improve them?
As individuals, we scientists are all flawed. But the enterprise of science rises above our individual shortcomings. The enterprise of science is perhaps the greatest achievement in all of human […]
These great thinkers remind us that taking an unpopular, bold stance might not be madness.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shocked investors and now draws the ire of the SEC after clumsily announcing that he intended to take the company private.
The genius investor hits an optimistic note in a time of dire fiscal predictions.
Inconceivable wealth. And a few lessons in how not to get rich, too.
Here are four great brains from great minds, and how they differ from yours.
Dr. Alex Berezow talks about the importance of communicating science in a clear and accurate way and why he turns to religion for the answers to some questions.
People often say, “I’m just not a math person,” but the truth is that no one’s brain is hardwired for math.
In this video, Malcolm Gladwell, staff writer with The New Yorker magazine and author of four New York Times bestselling books, discusses what separates “geniuses” from the rest. In addition […]
Innovation is a “creative muscle” that needs to be flexed and exercised regularly to be strong and effective. Anyone can innovate — and some of the best or most creative […]