If we left on New Years Day, how close could we get if we kept accelerating every second of every day? “The very closest stars would require many years to visit, […]
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The average amount of eye contact adults make is 30-60% per conversation, 60-70% if they feel invested.
Death, politics and war – but also Dirty Grandpas, supermoons and all-day breakfasts
One-fifth to one-sixth of British Victorian fortunes were derived from slavery, historians say.
Got Milk? If you are holding a carton of Soymilk you don’t. Right now there is a battle over what can be defined as milk, and what can’t be. With milk sales going down and plant-based beverage sales going up, it could be an all-out war.
Add to playlist! Stanford University posts its Ho Center for Buddhist Studies series of talks on YouTube.
Where liquids are impossible, science gets really interesting! “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” –Rabindranath Tagore If you brought liquid water into outer space, […]
The UK sees Sealand as nothing more than a platform in its waters. The Bates Family disagrees.
Scientists create a portable device that can detect 17 diseases, including 8 different cancers, straight from a person’s breath.
Author David Shenk explains how we frequently misinterpret the meaning of IQ scores.
The words we speak might actually help us see the future. Here’s how.
More than 80% of people living in urban areas that monitor air pollution are exposed to air quality levels that exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) limits. It gets even worse if you look at low and middle-income countries, where 98% of cities don’t meet WHO guidelines.
The laws of physics are symmetric, but the Universe isn’t. Something’s gotta give. “If antimatter and matter make contact, both are destroyed instantly. Physicists call the process ‘annihilation.” –Dan Brown When […]
Are people with blatantly un-scientific views stupid? The authors of Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore the Facts That Will Save Us have a different view.
Its unique method of creating energy is likely to be employed elsewhere in the space program.
Scientists show that brainless organisms can somehow learn and share knowledge.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Psychologist Paul Bloom wants us to abandon empathy as a guide to moral decision making. He’s probably right.
I’m not saying it isn’t aliens… but it’s not aliens. “Just to clarify, neither Jason or myself … are advocating that it is an alien megastructure, but we also can’t completely rule […]
Cheetahs and giraffes have been placed on the conservation “red list” due to collapsing populations.
Animal-assisted therapy is increasingly being used nowadays. But does this practice make an impact?
How a little knowledge can bring about some huge misconceptions… and how to fix it. “Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover […]
The KIND foundation discovers seven people doing inspiring things for others.
Beyond being healthier, walking offers numerous social and cognitive benefits as well.
A new study reports that 32,000 lives could be saved annually if every doctor in the U.S. was female. What can this teach medical institutions about best practices?
The United States and Russia are longtime geopolitical adversaries looking for a new way forward.
H.R. 1150 expressly protects non-theists from religious persecution around the world.
It’s time we acknowledge that the 8-hour day isn’t going to work anymore. We need to stop talking about creating more jobs and start talking about shortening the work week.
Something not so different from these will be our ultimate fate. “A bit of mould is a pleiad of flowers; a nebula is an ant-hill of stars.” –Victor Hugo Nothing lives […]
An incredible question to consider, answered in the latest Starts With A Bang podcast! Black holes are incredibly massive objects that are so dense that, from within a given region of […]
Researchers find more evidence of the link between social media use by young adults and depression.