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Are Americans finally embracing a better work-life balance? New Research by Project: Time Off indicates that Americans used more paid vacation days in 2016. On the downside, Americans still feel guilty about taking time off and often forfeit their vacation days. Men are also more likely than women to use their time.
Scientists are going into old science books to see if there’s anything they’ve overlooked or can improve upon.
Marcus du Sautoy says that all of the greatest discoveries are behind us. Others are not so sure.
The aptly named ‘Fireworks galaxy’ just had its tenth supernova in the past century, setting a record. Learn how to see it! “When a massive star explodes at the end of […]
Artificial wombs just got a lot closer to becoming a reality. But who will benefit from this groundbreaking technology? And what do feminists have to say about it?
Forty years ago cat hyperthyroidism didn’t exist. Now 10 percent of senior cats suffer from it.
“Space-time is not as static as it appears, it’s constantly moving,” one researcher said.
A new study by planetary scientists proposes a giant new space object which could have formed the Earth and the moon.
If every infinite outcome were equally likely, we’d never come to be. “Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see how it does it.” –Ludwig […]
Two addiction specialists believe we need to reframe the conversation around psychedelics.
The technology behind wireless charging or inductive charging was discovered by Nikola Tesla in the 1890s and utilizes an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. In chargers, an […]
The Cassini-Huygens telescope has spent the better part of the last two decades finding out more about our galaxy than we could possibly dream of. Here’s 14 of the coolest things it has found out.
Studying philosophy has had a major impact on the power players of Silicon Valley.
Will your grandchildren live in cities on Antarctica?
Past or present, if there’s ever been any life at all, it changes everything. “They say once you grow crops somewhere, you have officially ‘colonized’ it. So technically, I colonized […]
How do you even study thinking from that long ago?
Your bones would “explode.”
Clashes between “antifa” on the far left and the alt-right have intensified.
A commonly prescribed anti-anxiety medication may have killed the Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell.
Dark energy may be real and the Universe may be accelerating, but does that mean a Big Freeze is inevitable? “It’s everywhere, really. It’s between the galaxies. It is in […]
Will Smith defends entry of non-theatrical Netflix movies at Cannes.
Has Google become our modern confessional? Former Google data scientist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz discusses how Google knows you better than your friends and family–maybe even yourself. He is the author of Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on the mind-boggling awesomeness of space.
University of Houston researchers discover a catalyst that may make commercial-scale hydrogen extraction from water possible.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Author Mary Gaitskill on vulnerability, alienation, and Cerebus the Aardvark.
Sam Harris talks with David Deutsch about how modern people are already living like astronauts.
Five independent images point to an incredible, single story, but the mystery of how it was created still remains. “The origin and evolution of life are connected in the most intimate […]
Our hands lead us to certain choices, according to Zachary Estes of Bocconi University.
Anxiety can be a force for good, writes Tibetan Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön.