Some galaxies might not have any dark matter. Here’s why you should care. There are two assumptions that everyone makes about the Universe for extremely good reasons, but they might not […]
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Remembering a 1972 symposium gathering of the world’s greatest physicists.
A large new study uses an online game to inoculate people against fake news.
Many governments do not report, or misreport, the numbers of refugees who enter their country.
Bernie Sanders reveals an even bigger plan than Elizabeth Warren, but does it go too far?
A new study found that smoking cannabis at a young age is associated with reduced brain volume in a region responsible for processing emotions on people’s faces.
How much bravery can and should we expect from police officers?
A vacuum cleaner is the wrong picture. Time to bust that myth. There are no classes of object in our Universe more extreme than black holes. With so much mass present […]
Codetermination is one of the most interesting ideas you’ve never heard of.
It marks another milestone in SpaceX’s long-standing effort to make spaceflight cheaper.
Our favorite over-the-counter medication has its limits.
A loophole signed into law during the Bush administration has been fiendishly tough to close.
The world’s richest people could breeze through a climate disaster – for a price.
Your next payday could be all digital.
You can be born with good genes and study hard and still not meet your potential. Your environment has a lot to do with how smart you are.
Andrew Yang argues that the Alaska Permanent Fund shows the path to implementing a nationwide universal basic income.
What are the plans, and are they enough?
Chairman of JetBlue Joel Peterson considers trust, “smart” trust, a key element in a successful organization. Where there’s trust, a company is free to become a whole greater than the […]
Barbara Tversky takes an outdated idea to task in Mind in Motion.
If you thought that diamonds were the hardest things of all, this will have you thinking again. Carbon is one of the most fascinating elements in all of nature, with chemical […]
The surprising results come from a new GLAAD survey.
Future cancer research may come from studying antler growth.
The more we learn about the microbiome, the more the pieces are fitting together.
We’re going to have to reckon with our workweek sooner than later.
At the core of the largest star-forming region of the Local Group sits the biggest star we know of. Mass is the single most important astronomical property in determining the lives […]
Harvard psychologists discover why we dislike the people who deliver bad news.
If life exists on Mars, there’s a good chance it’s related to us, say researchers.
Americans’ acceptance and desire of “dad bod” is increasing every year.