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A new study compared cognitive boosts from running versus relaxing.
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Why cute images are a productivity hack
What an academic sting on humanities journals really means to the rest of us. And to academia.
In more than a dozen countries as far apart as Portugal and Russia, 'Smith' is the most popular occupational surname
Man Booker prize winners Olga Tokarczuk and her translator Jennifer Croft on maps that lead nowhere, plasticized anatomies, and humor across national borders.
Instead of eternal expansion, could we just be part of a universal cosmic cycle? There are few questions that can keep us up at night the way pondering the eventual fate […]
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America's #1 problem? It's gone from "We the people" to "We the shareholders". Can capitalism be better than this?
Some opioid addicts are flying outside of the U.S. for addiction treatment using the psychedelic drug ibogaine. It has yet to be studied comprehensively, and it comes with its own set of risks.
It had a role in that old farmhouse...
The lawsuit might be right in disputing LaCroix's "all-natural" claim, but fans of the sparkling water probably don't have much to worry about.
They were a little optimistic in 1912, but they understood that adding carbon to the atmosphere has side effects.
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to two people, one a doctor and one a survivor of ISIS captivity, for their work in raising international awareness about wartime sexual violence.
Is The Goblin's orbit a breadcrumb leading us to Planet X?
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why Trump's Space Force is "not a crazy idea".
High-level official LeClair suppressed her sexuality for decades. Now that she's out, she's speaking up.
The latest advances in technology have led to revolutionary changes in almost all parts of modern life. The rise of the internet, in particular, has enabled an uncountable number of […]
Some of the meteorites that strike our planet originate from our red neighbor, Mars. Here’s how we know. As the planets orbit the Sun, well-separated from one another, we tend to […]
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MIT's Robert Langer explains why great leadership is determined by the quality of your questions.
Amazon raised its minimum wage for US workers to $15 per hour. Then, it took a bunch of other benefits away in what's being called a "stealth tax."
A California-based company called PIX will soon release a backpack that can display animations and play games, offering a glimpse into the potential future of wearable technology. PIX, which started […]