Arguments are a normal and often healthy part of a relationship. It all depends on picking the right kind of arguments, though.
The idea of gravitational redshift crossed Einstein’s mind years before General Relativity was complete. Here’s why it had to be there.
Since at least 600 BC, people have been mesmerized by the concept of the infinite.
People often ask “What should I do?” when faced with an ethical problem. Aristotle urges us to ask “What kind of person should I be?”
The English writer left behind a mind-expanding collection of books.
Can Detroit get its comeback right?
Having trouble learning? A PhD engineering professor gives you one key tip.
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No matter how beautiful, elegant, or compelling your idea is, if it disagrees with observation and experiment, it’s wrong.
Experts believe they could cut the time it takes a rocket to reach Mars by up to 25%, shaving about two months off the trip.
Experiments cannot confirm what theory predicts about neutrinos. And particle physicists have no idea why.
A “bio-battery” made from genetically engineered bacteria could store excess renewable energy and release it as needed.
In 200 years, the mortality rate for children under the age of five (per 1,000 live births) has dropped from 40% to 3.7%.
Deaths of despair are skyrocketing in the U.S., while at the same time, they are falling in other wealthy countries. What are we doing wrong?
Pain makes sense from an evolutionary perspective. What’s puzzling is why so many of us choose to seek out painful experiences.
Some of the coastal areas were not repopulated for millennia afterward, showing that there was a long-lasting memory of this tragic event.
We evolved to be kind – and die for others.
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Can we stop mass shootings? The first step is collecting data, and these authors have done just that.
The Universe is expanding, and the Hubble constant tells us how fast. But how can it be a constant if the expansion is accelerating?
Quite a lot, actually, even though it has no identifiable value as a scientific concept.
You can love a romantic partner, but also a pet, a book, God, or the sound of someone’s voice. We need many more words for love.
This world map shows how the rest of the world LOLs. In France, you MDR; in China, you 23333.
There’s an enormous evolutionary advantage for flamingos to stand on one leg, but genetics doesn’t help. Only physics explains why.
Digital nomads can fully immerse themselves in their surroundings while advancing their career and stimulating the local economy. But there is one potential downside.
Humans are already so integrated with technology that the dream of transhumanism is a reality. Can we handle what comes next?
If argumentation led to nothing, it would soon be thrown into the evolutionary dustbin.
Kids don’t always make you happier. Here’s why people have them anyway.
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Branding isn’t buzz — we’ve been doing it for thousands of years.
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Media provocateurs and conspiracy theorists insist that they’re “just asking questions.” No, they aren’t.
We tend to assume our view of the world is objective and accurate rather than subjective and biased — which is what it really is.
All marbled crayfish descended from a single clone discovered in Heidelberg, Germany in 1995.