The pattern 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc., is the Fibonacci sequence. It shows up all over nature. But what’s the full explanation behind it?
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Studies claiming to reveal strategies for feeling happy get a second look.
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Placebo treatments don’t always need to be given deceptively to have positive effects.
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IBM veteran Daniel Sabbah learned from experience how to lead through the challenges of demand and innovation.
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Western societies seem to be getting inflammation achingly wrong.
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For better teamwork, take a lesson from research into soccer fans who put aside their tribalism.
The most celebrated genius in human history didn’t just revolutionize physics, but taught many valuable lessons about living a better life.
A new analysis suggests previous “total cost of ownership” studies overlooked key factors.
Could subfertility be an under-explored factor in autism risk?
Chloé Valdary — founder of Theory of Enchantment — explores two essential practices for generating the team “magic” that drove Apple under Steve Jobs.
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HaptX gloves provide high-fidelity touch feedback of virtual spaces (and they look cool, too).
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Depression applies to individuals and businesses alike — and so does the solution.
For every proton, there were over a billion others that annihilated away with an antimatter counterpart. So where did all that energy go?
People who score high in “obsessive passion” can become rigidly consumed by ideological causes — sometimes dangerously so.
I also can’t conjure sounds, smells, or any other kind of sensory stimulation inside my head. This is called “aphantasia.”
One newly discovered, ancient star has a composition unlike any other. Explaining its existence is already blowing astronomers’ minds.
From Hogwarts to hashtags, kids’ reading habits have changed drastically in recent decades — but data suggests cause for hope.
Researchers are finding signs of multiple phases of sleep all over the animal kingdom. The ‘active’ sleep phases look very much like REM.