A recent study shows that children just 3 years of age learn how to deceive others for personal gain when exposed to competitive games.
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Experts assess what would happen if the U.S. and North Korea go to war.
A pastor has come out in support of President Donald Trump’s authority to use force with North Korea.
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Drop a chunk of sodium metal into water, and a violent reaction ensues. But it’s more than just chemistry at play. “Chlorine is a deadly poison gas employed on European battlefields […]
99 years ago, General Relativity was still unproven. During the 1918 eclipse, a small team of Americans almost changed that. “Astronomers are greatly disappointed when, having traveled halfway around the world […]
The discovery in Kenya of a 13-million-year-old fossil skull unearths the common ancestor of humans and apes.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Comic Ari Shaffir talks about outrageousness in comedy, bipartisan e-rage on social media, and growing up and growing out of bad habits.
You know what many of the best employees have in common, regardless of the industry they work in? They’re constantly learning new things and applying those lessons to their work.
Gravitational waves and spacetime ripples have so much more to do with the Universe than just merging black holes. “The years of searching in the dark for a truth that one […]
A new study finds that cognitive functioning of women is affected by gender-role attitudes within their country.
“The human skin is a promising conduit for genetic engineering, as it is the largest and most accessible organ.”
The deepest, funniest, strangest moments from the past year of the Think Again podcast. Featuring Kory Stamper, Teju Cole, George Saunders, Slavoj Zizek, Jennifer Doudna, and Timothy Spall.
The deepest, funniest, weirdest moments from the past year of the Think Again podcast. Featuring Daniel Dennett, Sarah Goldhagen, Ian McEwan, Alison Gopnik, Erik Kandel, and Alan Alda.
We’re more lonely than ever and this is horrible. Equally horrible? We can’t bare to spend time alone.
If you know when, where and how to look, the show will still be spectacular. “My dad took me out to see a meteor shower when I was a little […]
A new study shows sperm counts have dropped by 59% globally over the last 40 years.
Psychology professor Joseph Ferrari explains how to overcome procrastination.
A new study shows how one dietary change in the U.S. could make a 46%-plus dent in greenhouse gas reductions.
A number of studies presented at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association verify yoga’s role in curbing depression.
A new study of 46,034 brain scans suggests women’s brains are more active than men’s.
Design thinking, or applying the principles of creative design and reasoning to business challenges in a way that focuses on the needs of people, is gaining momentum as the new […]
In his book, The Attention Merchants, Tim Wu claims we now worship celebrities like deities. This can lead to all sorts of problems.
All 24 cantons would meet at St Stephen’s cathedral in Vienna
Black holes shouldn’t be this big, much less this big so many billions of years ago. Yet here we are. “Ultramassive black holes — that is, black holes with masses exceeding 10 billion […]
Renowned linguist and public intellectual MIT Professor Noam Chomsky offers his take on the Trump administration and its troubles with Russia.
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Hyperloop One completes a first-ever full-track test of hyperloop transportation.