Biologist Stuart Firestein talks about the connection between smells, tastes, and memory.
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Robots and AI are going to become an everyday part of life, but will that take away other everyday parts of life?
Astronomers trace the origin of repeating radio bursts from deep space to a dwarf galaxy 3 billion light years away.
If a prism can do it, why not the air? “It’s a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more […]
Studies have shown that cannabidiol (CBD) can help with epilepsy, heart disease, diabetes, and even schizophrenia.
A Japanese company is laying off 34 workers and replacing them with artificial intelligence based on IBM’s Watson Explorer. While advancing automation may be helpful in alleviating Japan’s aging and declining population, what does this mean for other workers across the globe?
A report by UK’s parliamentary committee tackles the issue of non-integration in the country’s Muslim communities.
Scientists are finding that loneliness has real medical consequences, and the brain sees it as pain.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Media entrepreneur Amani Al-Khatatbeh and host Jason Gots wrestle with tough questions about identity, power, and Islamic feminism.
Scarcely noticed in the Eden story, there lurk fruitful scientific ideas about why biology generated morality.
Everything you always wanted to know about the Dutch, but were afraid to ask because they spit while they speak
And even with them all in place, what do we still not know? “The joy of life consists in the exercise of one’s energies, continual growth, constant change, the enjoyment of […]
Today, a person’s organs will be harvested, whether or not their family is against it.
Researchers at the American Chemical Society examine whether or not cough medicine has scientific merit.
A Japanese study found that they could even tell what subjects were dreaming about.
Do you get antsy when there’s nothing to do?
The average worker sends and receives over 120 emails every day, and many employees are stressed from late night and weekend work emails. France recently created a “Right to Disconnect” from the neverending emails. Will it work?
Shelby Harris explains what can go wrong when the safety mechanism that shuts down your body during dreaming fails.
Overpopulation is often viewed as a nightmare, but what if it’s a dream come true?
No one is right 100% of the time. Even the greatest genius of all. “The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.” –Theodore Roosevelt […]
Are you the type of person who solves problems piecemeal, or with one great insight? A new study tells us the merits of each method.
A patent filed for Amazon’s “airborne fulfillment centers” reveals the e-commerce giant’s plans for the future of delivery.
100 million American suffer from chronic pain. Many need to look beyond opioids to manage it.
Inhaling through the nose activates the regions of the brain associated with memory and emotion.
A neuroscientific approach to maintaining emotional well-being.
How Vera Rubin changed the Universe. “Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions.” –Vera Rubin Look out at the night sky, and what do you see? […]
Four-year research concludes there’s a new organ inside the body, creating a new field of science.
Here’s what we need to remember about the history and logic of “cardinal virtues.”
The Antipode may one day revolutionize your commute. It would be 10 times faster than the Concorde and take you across the ocean before you could finish an episode of The Simpsons.
“A post-antibiotic era – in which common infections and minor injuries can kill – far from being an apocalyptic fantasy, is instead a very real possibility for the 21st Century.”