Three of the greatest moral philosophers — Bentham, Kant and Aristotle — offer invaluable and practical lessons for leaders today.
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Astro Mechanica’s “turboelectric” jet engines offer a way to transform both commercial flights and space launches.
Changing the narrative on false memories might be surprisingly simple.
Interferometry gave us a black hole’s event horizon, but that was in the radio. What can we accomplish with a new optical interferometer?
Hackers are in an arms race with cyber defenders. Will AI tip the balance?
Dinosaurs and other beasts were once thought to be the “undisputed masters” of Venus.
If you’re out on a walk, you will see a different world than your dog, a bee, or an ant. Here are three reasons why that matters.
Today, the deepest depths of intergalactic space aren’t at absolute zero, but at a chill 2.73 K. How does that temperature change over time?
Physicists recently created Coordinated Lunar Time, a time zone for our Moon.
Achieving values and pursuing growth is the real secret to a fulfilled life.
Early modern humans interbred with Neanderthals — and scientists recently pinpointed a key site of contact.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The Universe has been creating stars for nearly all 13.8 billion years of its history. But those photons can’t match the Big Bang’s light.
It’s a problem on both sides of the political divide.
Comet A3, also known as Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, has sprung to life since 2024’s last equinox. Here’s how to catch the show for yourself.
Are breakthroughs really a matter of chance, or are they simply waiting to be uncovered by the right person at the right time?
Research suggests curiosity triggers parts of the brain associated with anticipation, making answers more rewarding once discovered.
Scientists might be looking for Martian life in the wrong place.
The multifaceted nature of company culture is what makes it so challenging — this guide will help you make sense of the complexity.
Why “audio gaps” in video meetings wear us out — and why we need the meaningful relationships forged in communal workspaces.
In theory, dark matter is cold, collisionless, and only interacts via gravity. What we see in ultra-diffuse galaxies indicates otherwise.
“In that conversation with Laozi’s text, I began to see the shape of my own life, the questions that opened seams, the patterns that pooled and shimmered.”
Want to get ahead? The best leaders are always humble, proactive and — above all — curious, advises Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota.
The Parker Solar Probe is about to undergo its seventh encounter with Venus on its journey toward the Sun. Here’s how fast it’ll go.
A simple plate of vegetables has found the gaping blindspots in generative AI, and points the way to fixing them.
New evidence suggests the corvid family has surprising mental abilities.
Make Sunsets is bringing solar geoengineering from sci-fi to reality.
Why do we tip waitstaff and cabdrivers but not flight attendants and retail clerks?
In all directions, at great distances, the Universe looks younger, more uniform, and less evolved. Does that mean Earth must be the center?
“Having more stem cell activity is good for regeneration, but too much of a good thing over time can have less favorable consequences.”