In about 500 pages of documents, Facebook responded to questions from U.S. senators about privacy, monopoly, and political discourse on the world’s largest social media platform.
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The Fermi paradox asks us where all the aliens are if the cosmos should be filled with them. The Dark Forest theory says we should pray we never find them.
Addiction Now has developed infographics based on a survey of 1,000 people who were asked what they thought would be appropriate sentences for drug crimes. It’s pretty different than what they really are.
The West has been doing well scientifically for a few hundred years now, but it took almost a thousand years for it to catch up to the Middle East. Here are ten of the biggest discoveries the Islamic world got first.
Francisco Cantu wanted to put faces to the statistics. So he became a Border Patrol agent.
The move comes on the heels of blue collar layoffs in October of last year, though it was a smaller number at around 700 people.
There are many areas of society and business that need creative solutions — where we need new ideas or new ways of doing old things. Coming up with innovative ideas […]
And if we did, what would happen if you fell in? Out in the countryside of rural America, you can find all sorts of attractions that are too-good-to-be-true. One of the […]
Soccer is not a matter of life and death. It’s much more important than that. And the FIFA World Cup even more so.
In 2015, Ed Witten, the greatest living string theorist, wrote a piece on why. Here’s the version for everyone. It’s one of the most brilliant, controversial and unproven ideas in […]
Thanks to genetic engineering, a child can now have three parents. But is it a good idea?
Physicists prove a core part of the theory of general relativity by using the whole Earth and the most precise clocks ever.
Digital Video Portraits are already beating out deepfakes for creepy cultural dominance.
Galaxy NGC 1277 is revealed as a relic galaxy that’s barely changed since it formed 10 billion years ago, giving scientists a rare chance to look into the past.
Apple’s new Screen Time function will show users detailed reports on phone usage, allow users to limit access to apps, and let parents manage their kids’ screen time.
Here are seven styles of saying “I quit” identified by researchers Anthony Klotz and Mark Bolino.
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.
Home network Porch has created infographics that depict the most dangerous kitchen items according to the 2017 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System.
The worlds of sports and technology collide for a good international chuckle.
A new study of male bottleneck dolphins in Shark Bay, Australia discovers that each individual has his own distinctive name-whistle that other dolphins use when “talking” about him.
New research in psychedelics is showing them to be a powerful antidote to depression. We need to implement them into therapy.
There’s a big reason no one, not even Stephen Hawking, could fill Carl Sagan’s shoes. Everyone has a unique story to tell. For scientists, that story is one that usually only […]
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.
Most people will experience feelings of deep loss and distress after a long-term relationship breakup.
Russian workers are being taught the art of smiling in order to seem more welcoming to the 1.5 million tourists expected to attend the 2018 FIFA World Cup this week […]
We, for one, welcome our new pizza overlords.
The world’s newest land, created by Hawaii’s volcanic outburst, already has an owner.
Drinking heavily over a long period of time has been known to cause early onset Alzheimer’s. But the forces behind this phenomenon have been a mystery, until now.
In an unprecedented summit on Tuesday, North Korea has pledged to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, though the vague promise comes with significant concessions from the U.S.
It’s not clear, though, whether the “trailer” is meant to influence Kim Jong-un or #45’s fans. rn