Culture & Religion — February 25, 2014

Snowflake Formation Under a Microscope

The intricate design of snowflakes is captured in this breathtaking video. Russian filmmaker Vyacheslav Ivanov recorded the mesmerizing formation of some under a microscope. After watching this video, snowflakes will […]

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Neuropsych

How the brain deals with uncertainty

Dedicated circuits evaluate uncertainty in the brain, preventing it from using unreliable information to make decisions.

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Einstein’s demon-haunted quantum world

Einstein hated "spooky action at a distance," but much to his chagrin, quantum mechanics remains as spooky as ever.

Smart Skills

Leaving the cult of entrepreneurship: Intrapreneurs are the true drivers of innovation.

Intrapreneurs tap into the spirit of entrepreneurialism to innovate and find personal meaning at work, but organizations need to celebrate their efforts more.

The Past

Is it possible to write an unbiased history of human civilization?

Will and Ariel Durant were praised for their ability to look at the big picture without losing sight of its little details, even if they did miss some of them.

Strange Maps

Food origins: Why Jesus never ate a banana

69 percent of the global diet is "foreign," says a study that pinpoints the origin of 151 food crops.

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Should Big Food Pay For Our Rising Obesity Costs?

Paul McDonald didn’t expect his letter to go public. The Valorem Law Group partner had queried sixteen states, asking leaders to consider investigating Big Food’s potential role in paying for […]