We often conflate the words ‘compassion’ and ’empathy’ but they have different meanings for a very important reason.
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Supernova remnants return the insides of exploded stars back to the Universe, making things like us possible. “No matter how ‘normal’ people look, living ‘ordinary’ lives, everyone has a story […]
Carve these frighteningly costumed versions of Einstein, Curie and other famous physicists thanks to Fermilab! “It’s said that All Hallows’ Eve is one of the nights when the veil between […]
A report by the WHO has named bacon and other processed meats as bad for you as cigarettes, alcohol, and asbestos.
Skeptic Michael Shermer presents ten major arguments for the existence of God — and counters each one.
America’s interstate system is the path toward year-round temperature comfort.
Even the cosmic home where our Solar System resides will someday meet it’s demise. But how? “Unless one says goodbye to what one loves, and unless one travels to completely new […]
This is particularly the case among males.
Although it seems savvy to defer to “the data,” the devil is in the mixed details. For example, humans on average have one testicle and one ovary.
Breast-augmentation ads? Sure. But period panties?
These findings are extremely helpful.
An ill-timed, tone-deaf tweet is excusable. An ill-timed, tone-deaf ad campaign isn’t.
Younger siblings generally have a lower IQ than their older brothers and sisters, according to three large national surveys from the US, UK, and Germany.
With the addition of Julia, a character with autism, Sesame Street (unlike The Muppets) keeps up with the times without losing its soul.
Throwback Thursday: How Dark Matter’s #1 Competitor Died The only way out is to modify the laws of gravity, and our best observations rule those modifications out. “The discrepancy between […]
The Mets are going to the World Series, with a rabid fan base that has stood by them despite decades of dashed hopes. Why do we love our teams, even when they lose?
In 1960, the U.S. accounted for 40% of global economic output. This is where we’re at today.
Neuroscientists have observed a specific exercise routine that protects female brains as they age.
The city will build 37 miles of bike paths before the ban is complete.
After all of Google’s road tests, Tesla makes a bold move.
Think your interior decorator is evil? Imagine Hitler’s.
Traveling to the future is possible, but the “back” part runs into trouble. Mr. Strickland: “I noticed your band is on the roster for the dance auditions after school today. […]
Thomas Jefferson is probably most famous for drafting the Declaration of Independence, but the indelible legal document is just one of many intriguing facts about the man.
If you are caught with “soft” drugs in the UK, you are now more likely to be prosecuted than if you are caught with “hard” drugs.
Words like “comforting” and “reassuring” don’t seem sufficiently “sexy” praise for a literary work on this scale, but these are the only words to describe its effect (on this reader, at least).
Baby giraffes can stand within hours of birth and zebras can run in the first 45 minutes of life.
Research finds that some early screening for breast cancer may do more harm than good. But that’s what the numbers say. How will women feel?
“We don’t want to make this; Moses is Darth Vader and Jacobs is a perfect angel from heaven.”
This is where neuroscience is answering some important questions and begging entirely new ones.
And out of their struggle, they made a product to help others.