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This month’s release from Big Think+ is all about diversity and inclusion. These two intertwined objectives are on our minds a lot lately for their importance in the company cultures […]
Lasers solve the mystery of the missing quill.
Psilocybin doesn’t just make you trip; it can have lasting effects on how you see the world.
Not building one means giving up on brute force. We’re not yet ready to do that. There’s a problem with the field of high-energy physics, and it’s the biggest one imaginable. […]
The Polar Vortex was brutal, but not compared to the rest of the Universe.
U.S. laws regulating online speech offer broad protections for private companies, but experts worry free expression may be threatened by “better safe than sorry” voluntary censorship.
Want a genuine exchange of ideas? Science proves you won’t get that in the comments section.
Think America would never elect a socialist? Think again.
Only 8 worlds make the astronomical cut as planets. Here are the 10 fascinating bodies that didn’t make it. Astronomically, bodies within the Solar System must achieve three criteria in order […]
Climate-driven changes in phytoplankton communities will intensify the blue and green regions of the world’s oceans.
“Dinner and drinks” may take on a new, more provocative meaning.
Hungarian cartographer travels the world while mapping its treasures.
Have we turned the corner of a cold winter?
Why does Faulkner use “inchoate” so much? Maybe because Benjamin Dreyer wasn’t his copy editor. The author of DREYER’S ENGLISH is here to remind us that there’s no absolute authority on the English language. Still, please avoid “onboarding”.
LIGO, here on Earth, has exquisitely-precise distances its lasers travel. With three spacecrafts in motion, how could LISA work? Since it began operating in 2015, advanced LIGO has ushered in an […]
Hint: Both lead to the same metabolic state.
It may come as a surprise to some to find that anarchism comes in as many flavors as Ben ‘n Jerry’s.
Hi-tech imaging again reveals a hidden chapter of human history.
Boy, girl: the pain is the same.
Beef, salt, and water is all the Canadian professor eats. Is that sustainable?
Although the great Martian dust storm of 2018 may have ended its life, its accomplishments will live on forever. Note: This article was originally published on January 25, 2019 on Forbes. […]
Want to change your diet? The easiest method might be to start exercising.
Eric Weinstein suggests institutions need individuals who can pass two famous psychological tests.
Key performance indicators, KPIs, are not new: It’s said that way back in the third century, China’s Wei dynasty began using them to rate the behavior of members of the […]
Antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs may help combat lung cancer.
Between the noise and frustration, we’re suffering more than ever.