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The Daily Show host put comedy aside to remind us that Paris truly embodied the values of ‘liberté, égalité, fraternité.’
Edward Snowden lists services that will protect your privacy with just a few downloads.
And the method teaches us just how far Pluto is from actual planethood. “Some kind of celestial event. No — no words. No words to describe it. Poetry! They should have sent […]
Fear might lead U.S. states to try and close their borders to Syrian refugees, but is that really a productive move?
No national museum captures its country’s greatness as perfectly as Russia’s Hermitage.
The author of The Purpose Driven Life has a theory about why Paris happened: We haven’t accepted Jesus.
Anyone not wanting to accept Syrian refugees should really consider this historical analogy.
Companies like Uber get a lot of hype, but they may need to innovate their policies to become real changemakers in the new economy.
As outpouring of support for Paris was unmissable, many were questioning the cultural bias behind it.
The online vigilante group says it has located personal information belonging to ISIS recruiters living in Europe.
Compassion comes is five concentric zones, according to this cynical map.
The researcher behind the famed Dunning-Kruger Effect has found expertise can lead us to claim impossible knowledge.
A new book offers insights into the makers of earworms you can’t escape.
Science says Syndrome-E can tell us who is and isn’t evil, but how we really know and what we can do about it isn’t so simple.
We could literally pave the road in renewable energy.
Away from the dinner table.
The ability to laugh during dark times gives us strength, community, and hope.
Even if you have a good emotional mask, there’s a computer that can see through the cracks.
In times of emergency, many of us reach for our phones. They are vital to the safety and security of our families, friends, and colleagues.
Who knows what we’ll see. We may be able to witness the beginning of everything.
The Planck satellite measures the polarization of light, inferring our galaxy’s magnetic field. The result is spectacular art. “It is true that we are made of dust. And the world […]
Coming together after a tragedy is equally tribal as causing the tragedy in the first place.
Most of you know that we run a Patreon campaign for Starts With A Bang, enabling us to bring you the best content in the Universe, ad-free, here on Medium. […]
Wanting to believe in the impossible can be far worse than keeping an open mind. “No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man […]
We naturally respond disproportionately to events that frighten us, but to do so is playing into the hands of the terrorists.
Is religion the problem? Sometimes. Is religion the solution? Sometimes. The real problem begins when you emphatically respond “yes” to either of these questions.
Most of us are reasonable, thoughtful people. Why can’t we stop texting, emailing, and posting status updates while driving?
A new study shows that mindfulness meditation can reduce our physical and emotional pain. But what is mindfulness and how do we practice it?