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I also can’t conjure sounds, smells, or any other kind of sensory stimulation inside my head. This is called “aphantasia.”

No family is immune to money conflicts, no matter how much they love each other. Here’s what to look out for.

Ground-based facilities enable the greatest scientific production in all of astronomy. The NSF needs to be ambitious, and it’s now or never.

We normally think of dark matter as the “glue” that holds galaxies and larger structures together. But it’s so much more than that.

The world is changing, and technology is driving that change. Today, that observation is about as compelling as the insight that water runs downhill. It’s just what technology (and water) […]

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From mobile learning to microlearning, these five methods for training employees are some of the most effective in the modern world of business.

We know the Universe is expanding, but scientists don’t agree on the rate. This is a legitimate problem.

When three wise men gifted baby Jesus with gold, frankincense, and myrrh, they had no idea one was made from colliding neutron stars.

Looking probably isn’t something you need to practice. People believe they can apprehend a painting at a glance. They read coworkers’ messages and assume they understand a situation. Or they […]

In an attempt to prove Christianity inferior to communism, a Soviet scientist hoped to play God.

We should not expect aliens to look anything like us. Creatures that resemble octopuses or birds or even robots are legitimate possibilities.

Huge shifts in the workforce demand real-world changes in management practices; “command-and-control” no longer cuts it.

Neuroscience suggests that it’s way better to give than to receive — and high performing people agree.

Prison is an unreliable method of punishment. Let’s do better.

From the Big Bang to dark energy, knowledge of the cosmos has sped up in the past century — but big questions linger.

We used to think the Big Bang meant the universe began from a singularity. Nearly 100 years later, we’re not so sure.

Remote work is here to stay. Here are a few ways to enhance remote training in a post-pandemic future.

Now that the DSM lists severe hoarding as a disorder apart from OCD, psychologists are asking what explains its prevalence.

Here’s how learning leaders can best take advantage of the technology that employees carry with them everywhere.

Albert Camus was a Franco-Algerian philosopher with some great insights on the meaning of life, why you should look to this life and not the next, and why suicide is a poor choice.

The acceptance of our cosmic loneliness and the rarity of our planet is a wakeup call.

Trust can be a fragile thing. Like decorative china or a ship in a bottle, it breaks if handled clumsily. But unlike those, you can’t set trust in your curio […]

All the things that surround and compose us didn’t always exist. But describing their origin depends on what ‘nothing’ means.

Want to get ahead at work? It ain’t what you say, it’s the way that you say it — and adaptability is essential.

For some reason, the bodies of deceased monks stay “fresh” for a long time.

Yes, “the laws of physics break down” at singularities. But something really weird must have happened for black holes to not possess them.

Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that use online ledgers, called blockchains, to record transactions. These blockchains are decentralized, meaning the permanent record is not stored in one location but exists on […]

Math can explain why your laces spontaneously come untied — and how to stop it.

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