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When you’re in the hospital, doctors might call the shots on the big decisions, but the quality of your stay is extremely dependent on nurses—particularly their competence and compassion. But what if your nurse just doesn’t have time for the compassionate part of caring for you?

One of cosmic inflation’s cofounders came out against it, calling it not even science. But it is… and so much more. “There’s no obvious reason to assume that the very same […]

What method helps you retain more information — reading, highlighting, or even interrogation? 

New research shows how parrots and crows learn new skills through play. Can adults implement this advice? 

Researchers said this feat concludes “one of the major challenges in modern cosmology.”  

The secret behind the Em Drive’s thrust, which is real, may be in the long-discarded pilot wave theory.

It’s a fascinating idea, but how does it fare as a scientific theory? “Something is happening here and this is going to have an impact.” –Robert Dijkgraaf, on Verlinde’s work The […]

Bending the rules of government in exchange for favours or bribes is a worldwide problem. It is certainly not limited to Mexico, but the statistic is shocking. 

Also according to this survey, Brazil is the least corrupt country in Latin America

Researchers find that different types of meditation alter the brain differently.

Here are some tips on how to beef up your EQ.

The benefits of living in urban centers, where populations are more dense, include more accessibility to leisure, health, and safety services, according to a new study out of the UK.

Should there be a ceiling to the ambitions of Silicon Valley? It seems like a decisive “no,” according to the people who want to build new societies online, atop the ocean, and on Mars. 

Is there a certain spiritual component to hope, supported by a belief in a God that can make goals and dreams come true? Or can an atheist be just as hopeful as a religious person? 

Why the 2017 Nobel Prize isn’t the end, but the start, of something really, really big. “Wormholes are a gravitational phenomena. Or imaginary gravitational phenomena, as the case may be.” –Jonathan […]

Self-Directed Learning (SDL) initiatives make employees pick and choose what they learn and when. Enabling employees to learn independently rather than from a formal training schedule offers benefits that can […]

A well-deserved award for the discovery over a century in the making. “Well, I walked into Building 20 and looked in at the various little labs. There was a bunch of […]

How precise can measurements get? Imagine accurately measuring a quartz crystal with merely a few photons.   

A new study by the European Commission found that video game piracy may increase the downloading of legitimate games by 24%. 

While 50% of people say they’ve had a lucid dream, only 20% have them regularly.   

Mark Twain once said that God created war so that Americans would learn geography. Twain died before World War I, but his sardonic remark still has meaning.

New research at USC shows universal brain activity in the comprehension of stories for the first time. 

It isn’t just the morality that’s dubious in the newest iteration of Star Trek. “If I die trying but I’m inadequate to the task to make a course change in the […]

Of course, the reality is even worse than these maps suggest.

Another week, another fresh batch of comments straight out of the Facebook. Did you make the cut? 

Technology is allowing us to quantify exercise like never before, but turning activity into a game may be the most successful way to encourage fitness yet. 

New studies shed light on how Neanderthal DNA is affecting the appearance and behavior of modern humans.

Gulp. Is that you, Santa?

When asked if they had “many opportunities” to find success in their careers, 70% of the young people surveyed said “yes”.

The results of this study may help scientists devise new drugs for pain and nicotine addiction.