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About 21 percent of gamers in the United States are over the age of 50.
“It’s just a joke,” right?
As much as we say it’s not about the clothes, it’s still about the clothes.
A review of Matthew Engelke’s How to Think Like an Anthropologist.
Even extremely simple configurations in General Relativity cannot be solved exactly. Here’s the science of why. It’s difficult to appreciate how revolutionary of a transformation it is to consider the Universe […]
A recent study challenges the conventional thinking that says only young people can dream up successful new businesses.
If this discovery came in a pre-LIGO era, maybe it would have been a surprise. But in 2019, there’s no mystery at all. Did you hear that astronomers had recently […]
From STEM kits to fashion dolls, these creations all came from the minds of female inventors and designers.
Scholars often debate risking their livelihoods and personal safety in order to conduct research in certain areas.
Unequal gender dynamics still prevail even at the very top.
Here’s a letter from our co-founders on the ways to help the world get smarter, faster, through engaging actionable content.
Fast fashion has a devastating impact on the environment. Here’s what you need to know before heading to Zara this holiday season.
Why does time flow in one direction? Why do humans perceive time so differently than it really is? Is there really a difference between the present, the past, and the future? These books explore these questions and more.
David Bienenstock has made it his mission to keep the history of cannabis alive.
We might feel like we’re just going through the motions, but we can do better.
Hubble has been operational for nearly 30 years, and still produces the most spectacular images of all. Here are this year’s best. Hubble, astronomy’s revolutionary observatory, narrowly survived last year’s gyroscope […]
The statistics for American adults aren’t that much better.
Superpowerful lasers for next-generation technologies are closer to existence.
An international study finds the vast majority of 15-year-olds can’t tell when they’re being manipulated.
Are the concentration benefits just a marketing ploy?
Confucianism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism—the world’s scriptural belief systems take many different forms but all tend toward ‘kenosis’—self-transcendence for the benefit of others. And all have been used and abused for […]
In science, breakthroughs don’t always begin with a ‘eureka’ moment. Sometimes, the true story is absolutely unbelievable. When it comes to our Universe’s origin story, many competing ideas once thrived. […]
Baby Yoda merch is on the way, but these Star Wars gifts are available right now.
America is polarized, but not as much as you might think.
Embracing signs of age might be the road to a longer life after all.
2019 offers an outstanding selection of books, accessories, and much more for the science-lover in your life! With each passing year, a whole slew of new scientific discoveries, refinements, and improvements […]
It’s economists vs. climate scientists in this facet of the climate change debate.
The academic performance of American schoolchildren hasn’t budged in two decades, despite billions of dollars in increased funding.