“The very best arguments against God have been formulated by believers.”
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The game of Plinko perfectly illustrates chaos theory. Even with indistinguishable initial conditions, the outcome is always uncertain.
Cognitive fatigue results from thinking too hard and long. Neuroscientists now believe they know why this occurs.
Scientists turn to nature to improve a ubiquitous building material.
Short-termism is both rooted in our most primal instincts and encouraged by runaway technological development. How can we fight it?
Do aliens dream about meeting us, too?
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He couldn’t identify the numbers 2 through 9. But strangely, he could still see ones and zeros.
When scientists tested this hydrogel on mice, they had cleaner teeth than most humans.
For a time, Francis Fukuyama looked like a prophet.
Some scientists see religion as a threat to the scientific method that should be resisted. But faith “is really asking a different set of questions,” says Collins.
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At their cores, stars can reach many millions or even billions of degrees. But even that doesn’t touch the hottest of all.
Why, exactly, should you die for your child?
Here’s what it means for the field.
The key problem with the dark matter hypothesis is that nobody knows what form dark matter might take.
The phenomenon of “digital dementia” might not be real after all.
Research shows how temperature can be used to manipulate circadian rhythms.
NASA was dangerously cavalier about the dangers of the shuttle launches.
When justice isn’t tempered by something such as mercy, forgiveness, or nonviolence, efforts to make society more equitable often backfire.
We’ve been somewhat lucky in the past…
Good culture is more than just liking each other. Here’s the key way to build great culture at work.
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There’s an extra source of massive “stuff” in our Universe beyond what gravitation and normal matter can explain. Could light be the answer?
Commodus lived the anti-Stoic life, pursuing lust, narcissism, and self-indulgence.
Reframing life in terms of death reveals some of the biggest philosophical problems with how we think about living systems.
EV charging stations are the most widespread alternative to gas and diesel pumps. Each alternative has its own hotspots and “deserts.”
Some artifacts drown in shipwrecks, others are taken by the tide. Many others will vanish as a result of climate change and rising sea levels.
If you have an old TV set with the “rabbit ear” antennae, and you set it to channel 03, that snowy static can reveal the Big Bang itself.
One study estimated that 80% of people include “deviations” from the truth in their online profiles.