A Cornell University professor believes he has our food, climate, and fuel revolution answered all with one organism: microalgae.
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Merging black holes are some of the most extreme events in the Universe. Could a modified event horizon reveal quantum gravity? “The bedrock nature of space and time and the unification […]
The newest wave in ethics is also the oldest.
Elon Musk shared his thoughts on the future of jobs and the government’s role in a rapidly changing society.
Any story we tell of our species, any science of human nature, that ignores how important stories are in shaping what and how we think and feel is false. We evolved to be ultra-social (and self-deficient), so we care deeply about character and plot.
Building a close relationships with your adolescent may seem like the most difficult task but it is one of the most important ones.
It’s time we talked about working less. While some argue that we shorten the working week, others favor cutting out pointless, time-filler jobs altogether.
Our universe is flat, geometrically. But what exactly does “flat” mean?
When black holes stop eating, galaxies fade away. “I’ll never, ever be full. I’ll always be hungry. Obviously, I’m not talking about food.” –Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Most large galaxies are […]
An ancient philosophy is becoming popular again thanks to author Ryan Holiday.
“Memory is a poet,” Marie Howe once remarked, “not an historian.” When it comes to fake news, our minds can be easily and permanently misled.
Safeguards must be put into place before a Minority Report scenario crops up.
The just-passed federal Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act makes it illegal for ticket scalpers to acquire tickets using software bots.
A 99-million-year-old dinosaur tail with feathers was examined in a new study by an international team of researchers.
In honor of John Glenn, here are some of the most badass things that happened in space that you might not know about — but totally should.
Surveys reveal the least religious, most atheistic population centers in the world.
They move at the speed of light, but not even light can escape. So how do gravitational waves? “I think there are a number of experiments that are thinking about […]
A new study finds that having a single extra chromosome may reduce the chance of cancerous tumors. But like everything, it’s a balancing act.
10 million prime age men have checked out of the workforce. Let’s improve their prospects.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Author, Podcaster, and “Human Guinea Pig” Tim Ferriss on death, ignoring most of the news, and sake as a secret weapon for podcasting.
A Harvard University study of women finds a link between optimism and risks of dying from a number of diseases.
And defeat for new physics. Without something spectacular, there’s no reason to build a bigger collider. “There is nothing new to be discovered in physics now. All that remains is […]
When the rest of the world chooses nationalism, Iceland chooses radical change.
Researchers find the most common superstitions in the United States, breaking them down by gender, age and part of the country.
In some countries at least, the “obstetrical dilemma” has been solved by modern medicine.
China is is upsetting many of its people by forcibly exhuming the dead to clear space for development.
Democracy needs a new PR team. Polls about the way US millennials view democracy seem shocking, but analyzing their reasoning brings about an unsettling truth.
It’s not appealing to authority that’s the problem; it’s the false authorities and what comes next if you accept their nonsense. “When a scientist says something, his colleagues must ask […]
Artists who become famous for their children’s work get relegated to the ‘sunshine and candy’ category of our minds. But it turns out Dr. Seuss had serious political bite.