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We will become billions of people who share a single vast intellect.
The Church of England is debating if believers should stop using gendered language when talking about God.
All biological systems are wildly disordered. Yet somehow, that disorder enables plant photosynthesis to be nearly 100% efficient.
At first blush, the damages done by sexual harassment seem obvious. Make that incredibly obvious. Such behavior exposes our organizations to legal consequences and the subsequent financial fallout. And in […]
Between the instability of the real estate market and cryptocurrency fluctuations, everyone has been talking about bubbles. But what are they, really?
Personality is not set in stone. If you don’t like some aspect of it, you can work to change it — “fake it till you make it.”
Psychedelics have been shown to help reduce depression. This study may show us why.
Some of the weirdest characters in Greek mythology were Athenian kings.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has already changed the world. AI algorithms have been incorporated into everyday applications—such as social media, web mapping, facial recognition, and virtual home assistants—to make them more […]
The so-called “court painter of Silicon Valley” was shaped by her youth in communist Poland but looks forward to a future ruled by celebrity robots.
Certain companies feel magical. Though the spells they cast may be unique, each emits an aura that delights customers, attracts top talent, and impels the culture to pay attention. Apple […]
It’s possible to measure philosophy’s progress in two ways. But is that really the point?
Robots must identify themselves.
Find it easier to sort out your friends’ problems than your own? This paradox is for you.
It started with a bang, but won’t end with one. Instead, it will “rage against the dying of the light” like nothing you’ve ever imagined.
Mindfulness, detachment, selecting off-time activities with care: Here are evidence-based strategies to achieve healthy work-life balance.
Hoarders know their habits are abnormal, and yet they cannot help themselves. Maybe you can help them.
Harmony and moderation make for a happier life.
In recent years, women have made incredible strides in the business world. Forty-one women currently lead Fortune 500 companies. While that remains an unacceptably low percentage (8 percent) overall, it […]
Theoretical physicist Geoffrey West explains the science behind a unique hypothesis.
The 5th brightest star in our night sky is young, blue, and apparently devoid of massive planets. New JWST observations deepen the mystery.
NASA’s space telescopes and observatories bring humanity unrivaled science images and scientific discoveries. Here’s what should be next.
On New Year’s Eve 1899, the captain of this Pacific steamliner sailed into history. Or did he?
These prices are too good to pass up on.
Anti-human business practices deteriorate their charges, and there’s perhaps no greater warning of this end result than the life of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel. Nobel invented dynamite in 1867 with […]
The metaverse may leave us perpetually unsure whether the people we encounter are authentic or high-quality fakes.
In a world without “bullshit jobs,” we would have more hours available to us to learn new skills and to unleash our creative side.
The emergence of life in the universe is as certain as the emergence of matter, gravity, and the stars. Life is the universe developing a memory, and our chemical detection system could find it.
You’ve spent almost a decade gaining extremely specialized skills. But that’s ok; your value is greater than you realize.