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Exclusion and a lack of diversity are the breeding grounds for harassment. “There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in […]
There are apparently some high-stakes moral implications to taking selfies.
It’s a condition meant to protect us, but when it goes wrong, it makes some experience a waking nightmare.
People go a little nuts when entire cities lose electrical power, and blackout events are getting more frequent, not less.
The ill-mannered use of mobile phones in public is infuriating. Here’s what you can do about it.
The evidence is there, and sometimes a set of pictures can show you better than words could ever tell. “If I want water, I’ll have to make it from scratch. […]
Do these facial composites merely represent national averages, or are they national “ideals”?
It’s all too common to hear about the violent crimes of NFL players. But that’s not the full story. “I can look in their eyes and see it. That’s the […]
Groundbreaking neuroscience confirms what Sigmund Freud first theorized.
This could really revolutionize higher education.
There’s another player (other than genetics) that helps dictate our sexual preferences.
The way you experience time changes when you near the speed of light. So what happens when you actually reach it? “Everyone has his dream; I would like to live […]
Beauty and duty are increasingly involved in an undeclared conflict. It’s not a fair fight; one side is much stronger (illustrating how art works on our “hidden brain”).
Ever want to get rid of the link to that pic of you doing a keg stand? Google can help. And it’s pretty creepy.
Test your legal acumen. Pencils ready!
For years, health experts have raved about the regenerative benefits of antioxidants. Now there’s a big caveat.
The most powerful accelerator in the world found the Higgs, but might not find anything else. What should come next? “It is no good to try to stop knowledge from […]
Our grandparents shouldn’t lose out on life just because they age.
Have you been enjoying learning about the Universe? There’s always so much to cover that we’re never going to run out of stories to tell, new discoveries to report on, […]
The scattered toponyms that delight us by their unvarnished expression of downheartedness, defeat and despond.
Sure their students won a debate against Harvard, but that’s only one reason the Bard Prison Initiative is changing the way we think about criminals.
Words of wisdom from Maya Angelou: “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”
This is a great way of understanding the difference between artificial intelligence and genuine intelligence, i.e., human intelligence.
Most Americans want reasonable gun safety laws, and in a democracy, the majority is supposed to win. Why isn’t it working that way with gun control?
Human motorists can’t handle their do-goodery driving.
A look at the techniques the show’s producers use to whip the contestants into a superstitious frenzy, and the host’s own bizarre beliefs.
Men probably aren’t ready for this one.
Could we redesign shopping as a system of “catch-and-release,” so that, like sport fishing, it’s the adventure and not the prize that becomes central?