It’s currently billions of tonnes of fossil fuels every year. With new (or existing!) technologies, we could literally change the world. “In terms of weapons, the best disarmament tool so far […]
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Is atheism on the rise, or is religion? At times we hear polls claiming both, but new research shows it’s not that simple.
The findings have implications for both men and women.
If you think we’ve seen all there is to see in the Universe, you’re about to have your imagination unlocked. “Hubble often takes images of distant gravitationally lensed galaxies to […]
About 51 million people around the world suffer from schizophrenia, yet half of the general public doesn’t understand what schizophrenia really is
A Midwestern university has created a first-of-its-kind program in medicinal plant chemistry that focuses on marijuana.
The psychedelic drug LSD is still popular. But how dangerous is it?
A major Silicon Valley company is funding a trial of Universal Basic Income in the U.S.
The US island territory of Puerto Rico, recently devastated by category 4 hurricane Maria, remains without electricity.
Many businesses could benefit from applying the principles of design thinking to their work. However, too many businesses focus on the wrong things when they use design thinking, which can […]
The US Navy will begin swapping out expensive periscope joysticks in exchange for off-the-shelf Xbox controllers.
How location, temperature and moisture create the world’s biomes
Do your meetings and brainstorms always end with a pile of decimated ideas? Learn to overcome negativity bias and obstructive tendencies.
You’ve heard that “perception is reality.” Well, it’s not. It might even be a hallucination.
The off-kilter war of words between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un reminds us of better, funnier insults.
There was a silver lining for patients who have heart disease or diabetes.
In the US Army, taking a knee has a special connotation.
The discovery of a neuron in the brain that acts as the “master controller” of habits could someday change the way we treat addiction and compulsive behaviors.
Is “science broken” or self-correcting? And who is going to do the grown-up thing and fix the game (instead of scoring points within it)?
Frank Ostaseski is a Buddhist teacher and leading thinker in end-of-life care. This is what he’s learnt about appreciating life while you have it, and being truly present.
A new study discovers how political party affiliation affects people’s beliefs in conspiracy theories.
We used to think of genes themselves as set in stone. But the story is far more complex.
The first (double) episode has come and gone, but here’s what I hope for the series. “We are what we are, and we’re doing the best we can. It is not […]
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If a passenger claims a pooch is a service dog, there’s nothing much anyone can demand by way of proof.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent remarks about the future with artificial intelligence prompted alarm from Elon Musk.
Go back to school, Agora style. Philosophy can train us to respond to life’s problems rather than merely react. One such training camp is coming to Baltimore.
A new study shows the effectiveness of medical marijuana in preventing the abuse of prescription drugs.
Everything is made of quarks, leptons, photons, and gluons, yet everything comes with a finite, non-zero size. “There’s something about sitting alone in the dark that reminds you how big the […]
The list of issues reported by Transport for London is shocking.