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A debate rages over whether brick-and-mortar or online retail will ultimately claim the greater share of consumer hearts and wallets. While that debate continues, however, a new channel has emerged – the home robot. Your home robot is more than just a little helper; it (often referred to by some as she or he) is a new and powerful influential link between consumers and businesses.
Physician Danielle Ofri argues that honest conversation is the most powerful mechanism for healing.
Regardless of truth, the best storyteller wins: how else could a quarter of Americans, many struggling financially, ‘relate’ to a billionaire real estate mogul?
A new generation of tabletop physics devices may be the next forefront for breakthrough discoveries.
Number of terrorist acts perpetrated in the U.S. by nationals of any of the seven countries? Zero.
Universal Basic Income an expensive system to be sure, but social justice commentator Eva Cox argues that the societal returns will be worth the investment.
Amazon introduces a monthly STEM toy subscription box aimed at kids – because we’re all born curious.
Why do the asteroids that fall to Earth have the composition they do? A giant space collision 466 million years ago may be to blame. “Men of genius are often dull […]
Elon Musk’s growing relationship with President Trump can result in revolutionizing the country’s aging infrastructure.
British doctors eliminate the disease in two infants with incurable cancer by utilizing a medical first gene-editing techniques.
It’s been going on ever since we first discovered the expansion, and there’s no resolution in sight. The discovery almost 100 years ago that the Universe was expanding was a revolution […]
Scientists are planning a Scientists’ March on Washington on April 22 to protest the Trump administration’s anti-science policies.
A handful of noble families own large tracts of the British capital – and have done so for centuries
This technique could have applications in pain management and addiction treatment.
The first week of Donald Trump’s Presidency features a flurry of activity and a flurry of warnings, like the resetting of the Doomsday Clock.
Why weightlessness is possible, even if there’s no place you can hide from the Universe’s longest-range force. “It was a strange lightness, a drifting feeling. Zero gravity. I understood that […]
The world economy is often measured in terms of money, but is this the best method?
The computer it’s attached to can “see” potential hazards and alert the surgeon to them.
Kellyanne Conway’s recent appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, where she used the dystopian-sounding phrase “alternative facts,” sounded eerily similar to George Orwell’s 1984 concept of newspeak and doublethink.
This mission will also help us better understand the core of our and other terrestrial planets, too.
The spreading of misinformation and doubt has undermined support for climate change. Despite broad consensus from climate scientists that humans are largely responsible for climate change, only 27% of Americans think there is agreement. New research points to a possible way to “vaccinate” against this misinformation.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Rolling Stone political journalist Matt Taibbi on the media and political circus of the 2016 campaign trail, the search for happiness, and where we go from here.
Scientists from Harvard University claim to have created metallic hydrogen, a new metal with revolutionary potential applications.
University of California, Davis researchers announce the disappointing results of their implantation of human stem cells in pigs.
In eleven states the number of nonmedical exemptions are increasing.
Reviving the “Lesbian Rule” (which Aristotle wrote about, and was proverbial in Shakespeare’s day) can help us handle a new kind of weaponized-math threat (that Cathy O’Neil calls “Weapons of Math Destruction”).
What it means that 2016 is the hottest year on record. “There are now dozens of hockey sticks and the all come to the same basic conclusion. The recent warming does […]
Elon Musk’s cryptic messages about a mysterious tunneling project in California are getting more substantive.
The Mayan Riviera contains the largest coral reef in the Western Hemisphere. However, commonplace cosmetic products used by tourists threaten its health. A local couple is working hard to change that.