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Elon Musk issues a stark warning at the National Governor’s Association meeting.
Employees at 32M, a company based in Wisconsin, now have the option of getting microchipped. Workers implanted with the RFID chip will be able to open doors, store medical info, and pay for purchases. Should this be the future workplace?
Organizations of all kinds are putting a whole new emphasis on their “company culture.” A strong and positive company culture promotes employee well being, satisfaction, and drive—which translates into higher […]
Edward Luce’s new book is The Retreat of Western Liberalism, but let’s clarify its logic.
Researchers succeed in an 80-year-old quest to find the elusive “angel particle”.
Why are beliefs, even plainly irrational ones, so stubbornly resistant to change?
A new report shows a marked uptick in individualism worldwide. The collective voice of societies will be the loser.
Should Jon Snow go to Dragonstone? Should Samwell “operate” on Ser Jorah? The line between intuition and foolishness can only be drawn in hindsight.
Totality is a time to look at the eclipsed Sun, enjoy, and marvel at it. But for photographers, there’s even more in store. “Having totality means being capable of following ‘what […]
A neural network was trained to create its own cookbook recipes, resulting in some strange and unappetizing concoctions.
Creators of the mega-hit tv show “Game of Thrones” face growing controversy over their next show.
Every week one of our brave editors dives deep into the Facebook comment section of our articles to mine for gems. Here’s the best, most thought provoking, and wittiest comments of the week.
Primate archaeologists say that chimps are going through their own Stone Age.
Superfast hyperloop travel gets closer to reality as Elon Musk receives “verbal” government approval for a route linking NYC and Washington.
Scientists discover a counterintuitive property of quantum particles called “backflow”.
This infographic, by Anna Vital from Funders and Founders, recaps the significant moments of Steve Jobs’ journey on, and sometimes off, the path of success.
At the same time MDMA is showing promise as a PTSD therapy, ecstasy is being cut with all sorts of nasty chemicals on the street.
The red planet is nearby, cool, sunny, and was once potentially habitable. Could it someday be that way again? “It would be great some day to have astronauts in a rover […]
She went from a child who could only squirm to one who could walk and talk again.
National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts stands to lose billions of dollars of student-loan debt if it can’t prove ownership.
In one of our wildest episodes ever, comedian Jeff Garlin cuts the surprise clip short to call B.S. on neuroscience and complexity.
Does a good deed “pay off” a bad deed? A lot of people view their actions this way, says Scotty Hendricks.
From a Universe that went no bigger than our Milky Way to the trillions of galaxies in our expanding Universe, our knowledge increased one step at a time. “Gamow was fantastic […]
A new game called Factitious aims to help people determine real from fake news online. Will this work? Exploring ways to be more media literate.
Funnily enough, some humans carry one of the very same genes.
Hyperloop One announces completion of first successful full-system hyperloop test.
Every year, companies strive to acquire and retain top talent. The cost of recruiting a new employee compared to retaining a current one varies from one business to the next, […]
Nutritional science has increasingly begun to discover that the optimal diet should be an individualized solution, determined by many factors.
If all we had were hydrogen and helium after the Universe were born, we wouldn’t be here today. “The discovery of deuterium and the marked differences in the physical and chemical […]