In Ghana, where 96 percent of citizens identify as religious according to a recent poll, a conference held last weekend drew humanists from across West Africa.
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Distinctions matter in debate. When we conflate and equate, for example, controversial groups of people that are not the same, it means we are not reacting accurately. For example, just […]
New “deep-learning” software helps computers recognize patterns in large data sets the same way the human brain recognizes patterns in the world. The result has been much better A.I.
The Guardian’s Oliver Burkeman explains why new age authors like Deepak Chopra shouldn’t be ignored because they are labeled as pseudoscience. Wisdom needn’t be scientific, says Burkeman.
We have a background assumption that we are living in a technologically-accelerating civilization. Peter Thiel has a different view of where we are headed, and he says we need to fight hard to improve our future prospects.
Neuroscientists at MIT and Boston University have located pairs of neuron ensembles that oscillate differently depending on which thought is being entertained, illuminating a mystery of cognition.
New research out of Canada has found a genetic link between being obese and having lower incidents of depression. Researchers speculate there is an evolutionary reason for the connection.
By analyzing population records kept during the 19th century by the Finnish government, researchers have concluded that having an older sibling was beneficial and detrimental, depending on one’s age.
A new electronic device which connects directly a blind patient’s retinas allows the individual to read input, in the form of braille, as actual words with a high rate of success.
New studies conducted at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management suggest that feelings of guilt increase the amount of pleasure we receive from indulging our desires.
By taking cues from nature, biologists are working to create freeze-dried stores of blood and vaccine supplies, possibly transforming the fight against disease and the shape of global health.
Once upon a time, my marriage was falling apart. So my now ex-husband and I did what many couples do. We sought out the services of a therapist specializing in […]
UK aviation experts are weeks away from performing a test in which a pilot will fly a twin-engine Jetstream from the comfort of a control room on the ground.
Research suggests that the higher the amount of alcohol present, the more likely it is that the person will live.
Runners aren’t the only ones who experience an endorphin-based “high”: A new study shows that people who sing, dance, or play music together experience similar mood-enhancing effects.
A study found that the difference in erratic nighttime driving between subjects who were given coffee and subjects who were exposed to continuous blue light was negligible.
Some progressive Christian bloggers I respect have been writing enthusiastically about a new book, Rachel Held Evans’ A Year of Biblical Womanhood, which they say proves that the Bible has […]
As a replacement for actual video, technology using avatars with gesture and facial recognition ability make conflict resolution easier for kids, according to a new study.
It reads like a headline in The Onion: “Study Finds People Prefer Having Sex to Scrubbing the Toilet.”
The new consumer doesn’t wait in line to get a deal at Target. She buys what she wants, wherever she wants it, whenever she wants it.
War, as Clausewitz said, is the continuation of politics by other means [1]. But sometimes, war itself is being continued by other means – cartographic means. Maps are an excellent […]
intelliPaper is seeking $300,000 in crowdfunding to help bring its device, which consists of a memory chip embedded in a sheet of paper, to market.
According to Julia Galef, simply asking question “how do I compare expected benefits against each other?” is already “far more than most people just intuitively do when they want to help the world.”
Previously found only on its Android app, the technology now enables browser-based searching of airports, shopping malls, museums, and other locations.
Scientist Deckard Sorensen used nanotechnology to create a vessel that mimics the water collection and storage capabilities of the Namib desert beetle.
Transit projects — none of which is at a resort — are in various stages of completion worldwide. In the US, designers from one company will soon meet with Austin city officials.
A team of experts from various industries is working on software that will take your measurements via a camera or smartphone and use the data to help you find the right size when shopping online.
As a society we have come to value the importance of creativity for prosperity and we have invested plenty of resources into understanding how to make employees more creative. Unfortunately, […]
The dwarf planet, one of five that exist at the outer edges of the solar system, recently passed in front of a star, allowing astronomers their first shot at getting some really good data.
Twenty-five days remain to enter a contest in which the team that can identify the best way of detecting the stuff of the universe will get $12,000 and a shot at a good-paying job.