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With Fort Lauderdale serving as an example, Avvo crunches the numbers to find the days of the month and week, and the times, you’re most likely to get a traffic ticket.
A new study used massive amounts of data from an online dating service to explore what makes someone desirable, and how people go about attracting partners online.
Surprise, surprise: The U.S. isn’t even close to the top of the list.
Optimal efficiency is a goal that every organization or business strives for. However, achieving that task is easier said than done. Helping employees find ways to increase their efficiency while […]
The first serious scientific study of STEVE, the ribbons of white and purple light in northern skies, reveals they’re not auroras—they’re something new and unexplained.
Love to drop F-bombs? Thank the shift to agriculture.
Most basic form of data, meet most basic form of matter.
Ten of the most sandbagging, red-herring, and effective logical fallacies.
We think of ourselves as rational beings, but our cognitive biases often mean our decisions are based on instincts and emotions. Here are five times cognitive biases pushed Americans to advance foreign policies that stood against the country’s best interests.
Stronger than the LHC and faster than anything except light, the world’s cleverest particle detector sees the particles we could never create on Earth. It might be true that there’s an […]
Two independent techniques give precise but incompatible answers. Here’s how to resolve it. If you didn’t know anything about the Universe beyond our own galaxy, there are two different pathways you […]
In order to reap the greatest rewards, we have to think big and invest big. One of these four missions will deliver like never before. When it comes to exploring the […]
It’s no small secret that we are addicted to our phones. This so-called ‘dumb watch’ can help you check it less… and looks great, too.
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100,000 years of human history and young adulthood is still getting weirder. Noël Wells on art, power, and our super dark times.
Decades of studies have shown parents to be less happy than their childless peers. But are the kids to blame?
Every object in the Universe is constrained by the laws of physics. Does this mean there are any black holes that shouldn’t exist? When it comes to the objects that […]
Fatih Akin has first-hand experience of strong cultural cross-winds. Ethnically Turkish and raised in Germany, he has made many films dealing with sudden dislocation and how people respond to it.
A moving mural by street artist Eduardo Kobra is one of the first fruits of a revolution about to take the art world by storm.
Antimicrobial resistance is growing worldwide, rendering many “work horse” medicines ineffective. Without intervention, drug-resistant pathogens could lead to millions of deaths by 2050. Thankfully, companies like Pfizer are taking action.
The renowned linguist and controversial political critic said President Donald Trump is choosing to race toward the catastrophes of climate change.
On April 25, leaders at businesses of all sizes will celebrate Administrative Professionals Day. The holiday honors the special individuals who work hard each day to make sure that offices […]
Research shows that the way math is taught in schools and how its conceptualized as a subject is severely impairing American student’s ability to learn and understand the material.
It is becoming an increasingly popular trend in Silicon Valley to place failure on a pedestal. According to author Tim Ferriss, the phrase “fail fast, fail forward” has become a […]
When was the last time you were well and truly bored? If you can’t remember, you’re not alone. Manoush Zomorodi on what our brains really need, and what they’re getting.
The FIRE movement believes frugality is key to retiring in your 30s; others think the movement is about privilege more than prudence.
From Memojis to revamped and improved AR, here’s the most interesting and useful new features from Apple.
The Israeli historian has plenty to say.
Learn how to enter into the mindset of a successful inventor.