When appraising human behavior, people tend to forgo the lessons of psychology in favor of assumption and anecdote.
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Don’t become one of those organizations that slouches toward positive behavioral change — here’s how to move fast.
Our galactic home in the cosmos — the Milky Way — is only one of trillions of galaxies within our Universe. Is one of them truly our “twin?”
The carbon market and offsetting system have created “carbon cowboys” and perpetuated forms of neo-colonialism and other inequities.
The cognitive scientist argues the current AI environment is failing us as consumers and a society. But it’s not too late to change course.
“Neurotech is not just about the brain,” says Synchron CTO Riki Banerjee, explaining how their tech can help with paralysis, brain diseases, and beyond.
How black and white is your thinking?
Electromagnetism, both nuclear forces, and even the Higgs force are mediated by known bosons. What about gravity? Does it require gravitons?
A survey of more than 6,000 of the world’s richest, most influential people shows that 9% of them attended Harvard University.
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When three wise men gifted baby Jesus with gold, frankincense, and myrrh, they had no idea one was made from colliding neutron stars.
Carl Sagan was far from the first to declare we are the children of ancient stars.
Alex Edmans, professor of finance at the London Business School, warns us to be mindful of the incentives surrounding misinformation — including our desire to believe it.
Grab a sword, a small plate, and a young child. We’ve got a demon to summon.
There was a lot of hype and a lot of nonsense, but also some profoundly major advances. Here are the biggest ones you may have missed.
In post-Soviet nations where ministers have a relatively high BMI, corruption tends to be high, too.
The psychology of people who cut off all communication—and how that affects their partners.
Playing the long game in Japan is about creating something so enduring that it becomes timeless.
Matt Strassler’s journey into fundamental physics culminates in a brilliant explanation of the Higgs field. Enjoy this exclusive interview.
Self-help often distills philosophical ideas for the modern ear. Sometimes, its better to go back to the source.
Women bring new and innovative ways of exercising power to the table, argues Gaia van der Esch. All business teams will benefit.
The Firefly Sparkle galaxy was only spotted because of gravitational lensing’s effects. Yet galaxies like these brought us a visible cosmos.
A CDC survey suggests America’s obesity rate may be falling.
The tech world’s fixation on artificial intelligence has spawned beliefs and rituals that resemble religion — complete with digital deities, moral codes, and threats of damnation.
And can we run the grid of the future without AI?
“We do not experience primarily because we have brains; we experience because we are alive.”
Just because you can’t experience it doesn’t mean it’s not real.
We have it in our power to forgive a debt — and learning to use this power in the workplace can be golden.
By improving quantum error correction, quantum computations are now faster than ever. But parallel universes? That’s utter nonsense here.
Encouraging thoughtful responses over impulsive reactions can help prevent AI exploitation in decision-making.