Black holes shouldn’t be this big, much less this big so many billions of years ago. Yet here we are. “Ultramassive black holes — that is, black holes with masses exceeding 10 billion […]
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Renowned linguist and public intellectual MIT Professor Noam Chomsky offers his take on the Trump administration and its troubles with Russia.
Another week, another fine selection of comments.
Hyperloop One completes a first-ever full-track test of hyperloop transportation.
Facebook catches two AI chatbots talking in their own strange language.
Dementia is a broad term that covers several types of neurodegenerative disorders which affect a person’s ability to think, learn, recall memories, and perform everyday activities. This deterioration of the […]
The cost-effectiveness of green technology makes it tough to ignore.
The bad news, the possibility of epidemics. The good news, it may help slow global warming.
U.S. scientists have successfully repaired DNA in a human embryo for the first time.
The speed of light is a universal constant, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that light always travels at that speed, does it? “There was a young lady named Bright,Whose speed was […]
Will primetime philosophy work on German TV?
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Oxford historian Peter Frankopan on two millennia of the flow of germs, ideas, commerce, and more from East to West and vice versa.
There’s surprisingly little evidence that proves recommended courses are the best treatment.
A study surveyed 821 people to find the funniest words in the English language.
Silicon Valley needs more diversity of thought and well-rounded thinkers. An interview with Scott Hartley, author of The Fuzzy and The Techie: Why the Liberal Arts Will Rule the Digital World.
“The quality of homework assigned is so poor that simply getting kids to read, replacing homework with self-selected reading, was a more powerful alternative,” said Professor Richard Allington.
The atoms, planets, stars, and even galaxies aren’t expanding, even though space is. How come? This article was written by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity […]
“We’re coming to understand the basic building blocks of personality,” Dr. Fisher said.
A physicist demonstrates how life may be a predictable product of thermodynamics.
Men who consume over 67 grams of sugar are at an increased risk for depression and anxiety.
Innovation training can help make your business more flexible and resilient to disruptive changes in your industry. Did you know that it can also help make your workplace more efficient? […]
On August 21st, 2017, a total eclipse will hit 14 states. Here’s your guide to everything you need to know. “…and the Sun has perished out of heaven, and an […]
Greatest job ever? NASA will pay six-figures to a Planetary Protection Officer.
Rationality isn’t the rule, it’s rare. That’s true of the sort of optimizing rationality that economists presume we all have (even though many economists themselves fall short of that standard).
The Job Guarantee is a policy proposal that would have the state function as an employer of last resort.
If you can’t look at the full suite of evidence and tell the full truth, you’re nothing but a deliberate misleader. At best. “Climate change does not respect border; it does […]
A study from Florida State University sheds light on the sudden urge some people feel to jump from a high place.
Kale contains lutein, a nutrient that may protect the brain against the cognitive effects of aging, according to a new University of Illinois study.
A paper argues that the younger generation is no better at technology and multitasking than older people.
There are four main traits of temperament and two subsets of each. Which are you?