Chefs may be able to start drafting a menu for Mars-bound astronauts. A group of Dutch scientists have found radishes, peas, rye, and tomatoes may take root in Martian soil.
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One writer’s journey through a video game that can only be completed by writing.
Their thoughts were more complex than either side of the gun control / gun rights issue acknowledges.
They’re not just for dogs and cats to lay in; there’s a real, physical story behind them! “The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments […]
Richard Gleick talks about one vital trait geniuses all seem to share.
Ricky Gervais explains how he stopped believing in God and how to be Christian without God or religion.
Intuition is not a mystical realm of psychology, but rather unconscious pattern recognition.
It doesn’t interact with normal matter hardly at all, and yet it may be necessary for life itself. “The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” –Joseph Campbell Dark […]
Science authorities in the United Kingdom are now worried that the country may lose up to $1.4 billion annually in science funding that flows from the European Union.
New research combines what we know about the mental health benefits of walking with avoiding family dysfunction and saving our minds from technological distraction.
The City of Philadelphia just became the first major U.S. city to pass a tax on sodas. What does that mean for the average consumer, and how effective are soda bans anyway?
As the ‘Leave’ vote became clear around 6 a.m. this morning, confirming the surprise exit of Britain from the European Union, British citizens apparently took to the Google to find exactly what they had done.
The Grammy-nominated comedian on mean jokes, bigotry, courage, and bringing light vs. darkness into the world.
Researchers discover the source of a remarkably strange sound coming from the Caribbean.
The World Health Organization just reversed 25 years of warnings about coffee causing cancer – and unleashed a tidal wave of concern for tea drinkers.
3.5 million Americans have ASD today, and the rate has been increasing since the year 2000. Experts aren’t sure why. But a new study offers insights on how autism develops and what might be done to prevent it.
Earlier claims from NASA’s Fermi GBM team indicated that they just might. Here’s the nail in that coffin! “If you’ve seen one gamma-ray burst, you’ve seen one gamma-ray burst!” –Common quote among […]
Michio Kaku suggests that we lack to evolutionary pressure these days to keep evolving in any significant way.
Engaging with the world might not be comfortable, but it’s much healthier than ignoring what you don’t want to see.
Imagine a device implanted inside your body which can detect heart disease, diabetes, cancer, an infection, and more, down at the genetic level? Scientists at UC San Diego have just created one.
The detection of a second binary black hole merger officially begins the robust era of a new kind of astronomy. “It turned out that nature was very kind, and there […]
Penn Jillette explains how it’s more respectful to argue than just let anyone believe anything.
Economic disparity and character development are both influenced by the underlying root of poor performance.
Around the world, people are embracing minimalism as a lifestyle, focusing less on owning things.
Light pollution may be taking away the night sky, but it’s only a short journey to dark conditions for all of us. “In order for the light to shine so brightly […]
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains what’s so completely mind-blowing about the great mind of Sir Isaac Newton.
A 200 word journey from the Big Bang to modern humans. “It surprises me how disinterested we are today about things like physics, space, the universe and philosophy of our existence, […]
Bill Nye explains the ways in which creationism hurts kids by making scientific inquiry impossible.
Psychedelics came en vogue in the 1960s and since then have been maligned as inducing psychosis. Today, some evidence suggests that tiny doses of these drugs may be useful for curing psychological disorders such as depression, PTSD, and social anxiety, among others. But more research is needed and there are hurdles to overcome.
These are some of the strangest, most mysterious books ever written.