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Repeating lies makes people believe they are true, show studies.
The fast-food company recently agreed to acquire a tech company whose “speech-to-meaning” technology might soon be interpreting customers’ orders.
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An amateur astronomer discovers an interstellar comet on its way to our Sun.
Etgar Keret’s stories are as funny, painful, and surreal as life itself. We talk about the craziness of his native Israel, his new collection of short stories FLY ALREADY, marijuana, dementia, and much more.
Even if automation makes human trafficking economically inefficient, that alone won’t end this unethical practice.
“People are not commodities!” said Assemblyman Rob Bonta.
Researchers are only just beginning to really understand anaesthesia awareness.
“We need to get our priorities straight,” Warren said.
Why are we prioritizing completion, rather than actual learning?
On the latest episode of The Portal, the two men talk about the consequences of a public being shielded from battle.
Culture of a company is like the character of an individual,” says Simon Sinek in his Big Think+ video, “Starting with Why: Build a Culture by Design.” We know that […]
A study of 323 uprisings against repressive regimes yields stunning insights.
Scientists still don’t fully understand how abstaining from animal products affects the body.
Why would people rate certain names as being more extraverted or more agreeable?
Forensic cartography 101: Explain what Brasilia is doing on this map of 1920s South America.
From Newton to today’s scientists, we’re only seeing part of the story unfold.
Logos, pathos, and ethos can help you bring people over to your side.
We need electric planes, sustainable aviation fuels, and hybrid propulsion now, not later.
“We can’t allow people to get sick,” President Donald Trump said from the Oval Office.
You’ve seen a black hole’s event horizon for the first time thanks to them. But they’re only getting started. Earlier this year, 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration revealed the first […]
Appraising a ubiquitous feature among modern folk.
Countless top-down reforms haven’t improved the U.S. education system; can community-based education make a difference?
Scientists say it might even rain on the exoplanet, dubbed K2-18b.
Is it time media outlets stop publishing the names and photographs of mass shooters?
A new study contradicts some popular wisdom that says sharing your goals is always a bad idea.
Clusters of bot boats may offer cities dynamic solutions to rising waters.
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