Searching the internet gives people an inflated sense of knowledge, according to a recent study.
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Some people have trouble making left-right distinctions. It’s not a big deal, so long as you don’t work in a medical profession.
The Roman philosopher had the following to say about ability and education: “Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.”
A new study examines over a hundred rumors spread through over a thousand news articles in 2014 and investigates the role major news publications play in the spread of misinformation.
Playing video games provides some bonus points for the real world. In a recent study, researchers found gamers were better able to adapt and learn visual tasks.
Best mash-up ever: Pac-Man invades Google Maps.
In the spirit of April Fools’ Day, researchers decided to put the old saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” to the test.
What the world’s most powerful collider found, and may yet still find. “Innovation is taking two things that already exist and putting them together in a new way.” –Tom Freston […]
Research suggests that making a new friend doesn’t have to be anxiety-inducing, just bond over your shared social anxiety.
One in five students will experience ‘exploding head syndrome,’ a disruptive disorder caused by the auditory neurons firing at once, waking sleepers with a loud bang.
There exist many conflicting theories on the origins of the holiday, although the most compelling dates back to Pope Gregory XIII in 1582.
Data-driven solutions aren’t going anywhere, but the public’s perception of big data’s value is bound to buckle beneath the weight of unrealistic expectations.
Ever feel powerless to help a cause you believe in because its troubles are a great distance away? Just because you’re far from the Brazilian rainforest or the polar ice caps or Mt. Everest doesn’t mean you can’t play an important role in protecting those places.
The Tesla CEO’s tweets are capable of generating hashtags, memes, and even temporary spikes in the price of company shares.
Automation is on the rise in areas previously regarded as beyond the reach of machines.
Redesigning your office space can measurably improve morale as well as the flow of creative ideas, but it doesn’t have to cost a fortune.
Your IQ wasn’t set at birth. Turns out, intelligence is quite malleable. Genes play a role in influencing your intelligence, but not as much as your upbringing.
“The mathematician’s best work is art, a high perfect art, as daring as the most secret dreams of imagination, clear and limpid. Mathematical genius and artistic genius touch one another.”
Lightning: it isn’t just for stormclouds. “If you are caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can […]
Letting employees decorate their workspaces plays an important role in building relationships within the company — without them there aren’t any icebreakers.
LifePaint is motivated by a grim statistic — every year in the UK over 19,000 cyclists are involved in accidents.
Online learning has set the stage for the start of democratized education, but some argue that total equality is still a long way off.
If you ever loved something most people didn’t understand, you’ll get it. “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a […]
When should you take time to brainstorm? When you’re fatigued. The creative spark tends to hit when your brain is tired and unable to filter those weird ideas.
Nonconformists have a certain allure that attract both men and women, according to a recent study, but it has its limits.
Clickbait and viral content may be fascinating or annoying depending on your perspective as an e-consumer, but to internet researchers the phenomenon is the stuff of scientific wonder.
Personal and professional growth should not be treated as a chore. Instead, derive joy from your betterment efforts by treating them as play.
Could a strong enough tether save you? Or is your fate inevitable? “Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices.”–Alfred A. Montapert Everyone is free to […]
Like L. Ron Hubbard knew, the veneer of celebrity casts such a bright light that the details are obscured. Perhaps that’s why we call them “stars.” The closer you get, the harder to observe the shadows being cast.
Research suggests that cold showers are an effective way of boosting the circulation system while also offering mood-lifting benefits on the side.