Summary Salman Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, discusses the story of how he was inspired to create a software-based learning tool that would teach others subjects like Math, World […]
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Summary In this lesson excerpt, video game designer Jane McGonigal walks you through how gaming can lead to positive outcomes in the workplace. By the end of the video, you […]
Infographics detailing the exporting of live animals from Africa, 2001-2015
If you don’t learn this one lesson, you’ll not only never be good at science, you’ll never learn anything new. “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong […]
This is a nice addition to the findings of the “yellow snow” study.
A recent study looks at whether collective apologies on behalf of countries may inspire hope that can lead to reconciliation.
Anxiety is now the number one disorder on the planet. Yet it’s oddly ignored from public conversation.
Children’s drawings of houses rendered as they’d look in real life.
A company’s culture can have a strong influence on both current employees and potential hires. With the right company culture, an organization can attract and retain engaged employees who add […]
Neil deGrasse Tyson: “One of the things that I think is missing in the educational pipeline in America is… a class on what science is, and how and why it works.”
Finding a warm-hot intergalactic plasma is amazing! But we still need dark matter just as much as ever. “There are stars leaving the Milky Way, and immense gas clouds falling […]
How do people with a split brain continue to function as a single human being?
Your mindset can rewind aging, physically and mentally, as these jaw-dropping experiments show.
This discovery finally points to the source of Earth’s precious heavy elements, also proves Einstein correct in more ways than one.
It seems intuitive that the best way to interpret how others are feeling would be to both see and hear how they’re behaving. However, a new study suggests that’s dead wrong.
IFLS might be fun for the armchair enthusiast, but couldn’t you have at least consulted an expert? “You were always a good officer. Until you weren’t.”–Saru, from Star Trek: Discovery With […]
Another week, another fine selection of witty and wonderful comments from our Facebook page. Did you make the cut?
U.S. Congress heard expert testimony on a potentially devastating military threat from North Korea.
Another bit of science fiction is coming to life as scientists develop a highly elastic and adhesive surgical glue, similar to the one Ryan Gosling used to seal his wound in Blade Runner 2049.
Ukrainian military shows off a new robot that can see action against Russian-backed forces next year.
It’s discovered thousands. But how many more are out there? “How vast those Orbs must be, and how inconsiderable this Earth, the Theatre upon which all our mighty Designs, all our […]
Several interpretations of the Constitution say that Trump has already broken the law by threatening free speech concerning the NFL. When can we start impeachment proceedings?
A new report from the IMF shows why income equality hurts everyone and proposes higher taxes on the wealthy and investigating universal basic income.
It’s never too late to consider switching to a career in science.
What’s a real leader anyway? Harvard historian Nancy Koehn mines history for some answers.
A Clinton Global Initiative event at Northeastern University highlights the work of its alums.
When we use the same word — awesome — to describe hot dogs as well as the Grand Canyon, do we really know what it means? Let’s look into awesomeness in the context of philosophy.
If your favorite theory made the list, you might want to consider a new favorite to bet on. “Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great […]
Scotland and Canada also announced they’re getting off of coal completely.