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And the one “sucker’s question” you must never answer, even if the salesperson asks it. For a majority of American adults, a car is a necessity of daily life. From commuting […]
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Being real at the office? Some workplaces would frown at the idea, but Amway embraces it (and is all the better for it).
What do guns, roses, and Guns N' Roses have in common? They're all awesome. And all of them are in our weekly random fact roundup.
The number of non-religious Americans has reached unprecedented heights. Are the most religious Americans to blame?
It's not a head-to-head study comparison, since there are major differences, but it might just provide a lot more clues.
The reanimation of decapitated pigs raises complex ethical questions about the future of life-extension research.
In 2015, the ultra-distant galaxy CR7 was measured to have hydrogen and helium, but no carbon or oxygen. With new ALMA observations, there’s carbon after all. As brilliant as our Universe’s […]
Two ex-Googlers release a new phone app that uses A.I. to become a safe, understanding listener.
This gives credence to the 5–2 diet, which has recently gained in popularity thanks to a large celebrity following.
New finds are revolutionizing what we know about the early humans.
We're directly responsible for our robots' joy, suffering, thoughtfulness, and creative potential.
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Artificial intelligence has the capability to far surpass our intelligence in a relatively short period of time, but we have to lay the right groundwork now while we still can.
Ever recognize the repeating patterns of nature? There’s a theory for that.
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Crowdsourcing as an idea isn't anything new, says historian and sex researcher Alice Dreger. She tells us about the history of public gathering of information from the medieval era to today.
Here are some of the best books on the rich history, rabid speculations and intriguing fictionalized world of artificial intelligence.
When Mark Zuckerberg told Congress Facebook would use artificial intelligence to detect fake newsposted on the social media site, he wasn’t particularly specific about what that meant. Given my own […]
Dark energy means that the Universe’s expansion is accelerating. But how big will it get, and how fast? Our Universe, as we observe it today, is a vast, enormous place, full […]
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Getting feedback is hard. Giving feedback is even harder. Here’s how to do it properly and empower your team.
The mathematician and codebreaker invented a water filter that only just got build recently. Could it make the ocean's drinkable?
Once hunted to near-extinction, humpback whales living in southern oceans near Antarctica are making a comeback. But will it last?