We are prone to false memories. One reason is that we are biased toward remembering tidy endings for events, even if they didn’t exist.
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The world is facing many crises, and we should look to natural interdependence and ancient wisdom as we explore science for solutions.
An annular eclipse is coming to Earth on October 14, 2023. Six months later, a total solar eclipse is headed our way. Here’s the reason why.
Spend well, save well, live well.
Many capabilities contribute to effective change leadership, but four stand out as vitally important at a macro level.
Still, the author’s main argument wasn’t totally discredited.
“Conceptual isolation” offers an agreeable solution.
How does star-formation, occurring in small regions within galaxies, affect the entire host galaxy that contains it? JWST holds the answers.
There are hints that it could lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and other brain disorders.
Scientific evidence does not support the use of trigger warnings, which are described as a “disingenuous gesture of trauma awareness.”
CRISPR, stem cells, and even cancer drugs are helping shape an AIDS-free future.
Though over three billion people speak an Indo-European language, researchers are not sure where the language family originated.
A history of othering, experimentation, and mystery.
Technology goes in directions we can never predict — so we must be prepared to limit the spread of unintended consequences.
It is easy to mock Nobel Laureates who go astray, but eccentricity often accompanies brilliance. We should have some sympathy.
Cosmology is unlike other sciences. When our view of the Universe changes, so does our understanding of philosophy and science itself.
Neutrons can be stable when bound into an atomic nucleus, but free neutrons decay away in mere minutes. So how are neutron stars stable?
Scientists may have detected the somewhat smelly chemical dimethyl sulfide on a planet 120 light-years from Earth.
It’s early days, but if the efforts can be efficiently scaled-up, such biological recycling could put a dent in the plastic waste problem.
McDermitt Caldera, the site of an ancient volcanic eruption, straddles the border of Oregon and Nevada.
Frustrating failures sometimes lead to great breakthroughs.
Dark matter hasn’t been directly detected, but some form of invisible matter is clearly gravitating. Could the graviton hold the answer?
When science is a source of spirituality in people’s lives, they feel happy and engaged.
In a psychedelic state, the relationship between your “narrative” and “minimal” selves seems to transform in unique ways.
Musical preferences are correlated with personality traits — and these connections are largely consistent across cultures and continents.
If you feel like you’re missing out on something bigger, you might be feeling saṃvega.
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a medieval airship!
A spherical structure nearly one billion light-years wide has been spotted in the nearby Universe, dating all the way back to the Big Bang.
Individuals and organizations can maintain a strong and enduring identity by repeatedly remaking themselves.
This is especially true for three key groups.