A new study shows people who use sarcasm have increased creativity, but are the benefits contagious?
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In cities where defunct industry caused a population exodus, officials may be competing for immigrants.
Whatever the cause or the reason for the presence of fungus in Alzheimer’s patients, it highlights the notion that we know less than we think about fungi.
We build tools, and those tools determine, construct, and guide our lives. Should we welcome the assistance that artificially intelligent machines provide?
Set self-driving car to “kill.”
One restaurant influencer may have the power to wipe out tipping in America.
The standing desk and the treadmill desk weren’t.
With the recent discovery of liquid water on the Martian surface, it’s time to take a look back at the full suite of evidence that we have concerning the red […]
With the greatest hair and mustache style of all time. “I have signs in my kitchen to remind me not to eat breakfast and that my job is always. Most […]
Ben Carson has recently surged in the polls. Should we be concerned about his apocalyptic visions?
When everything passes away, what will be left? “End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of […]
The Icelandic prison system is about to welcome the 26th banker responsible for the 2008 financial meltdown.
Where do we learn what matters? Are new forces crowding out the old sources of stories that shape us?
Fear of invasion is a recurring theme in Australian history.
Star Trek’s ideal view of medicine is closer than we think.
Should you check yourself before you bedeck yourself?
Lab-grown meat will be on our plates sooner than we may realize.
Will we stick around for eternity? Or someday decay away? “I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant and autumn garner to the end […]
It’s easy to forget everyone isn’t represented on the “worldwide” web.
There is a modern backlash against the pursuit of knowledge, and here is why that is absurd.
Excavators found the bones of an ancient warrior surrounded by “lots of bling,” bronze weapons, and — interestingly enough — several vanity items such as a mirror and six combs.
If we have serious ambitions to live on Mars, it might be.
The origin of life is one of the biggest open questions. Could it all have started before our planet was even born? “When you arise in the morning, think of […]
Let’s talk about the facts, which include why you totally can eat bacon.
Teachers reinforce that making mistakes will get you a dunce cap. Shouldn’t it be getting you a gold star instead?
American stuff is the stuff of American history, as recorded in still life painting.
If I were to say that “crocodiles sleep with their eyes closed,” and then a week later ask you if “crocodiles sleep with their eyes open,” what would you say? The answer might surprise you.