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As individuals, we scientists are all flawed. But the enterprise of science rises above our individual shortcomings. The enterprise of science is perhaps the greatest achievement in all of human […]

Catch up on the phenomenon known as ASMR, which is exploding in popularity and may be linked to the appeal of religion.

Simple diagrams reflect straightforward grids that make navigation easy. Complex diagrams equal ‘messy’ street grids, making it harder to find your way.

What inspired the Mona Lisa, China’s Terracotta Warriors, and more?

We all know who Confucius was, but what did he teach?

There may be a fundamental reason why time travel, backwards, is impossible. We’ve all had the dream of traveling back in time. Whether there’s a wrong we want to right, […]

It may seem like the world’s going to hell in a hand basket, but the facts don’t support it.

The Flat Earth community revealed some of its newest theories and breakthroughs at its first convention in Birmingham, England last weekend.

As victor of WWII, America set out with its allies to rebuild the broken world through its greatest diplomatic effort in history: The Marshall Plan.

New research from UC Davis shows forty volunteers still experiencing cognitive gains seven years after an intensive retreat.

“Enforcing language norms is a way of enforcing power structures.”

Or maybe it’s already begun.

Here’s why Latin American cities are the deadliest in the world.

The widely beloved chef, writer and TV host Anthony Bourdain was found dead Friday morning at age 61. Here’s a brief look at the work and life that made him an international culinary star.

The concept of non-action might just be the most powerful action to take for curbing anxiety.

Forty percent of Americans get less than seven hours of sleep per night. But there’s another key ingredient we’re missing: dreams.

Our empathy is getting better, but universal? No way.

We often bicker and argue over what our national heroes believed in. Why did Dr. King believe in moving towards socialism?

An AI watchdog supported by Elon Musk releases a horrifying new film warning about the dangers of autonomous weapons in the near future.

Last month, the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons released more than 6,000 prisoners early. The Sentencing Commission reduced their sentences retroactively. And the Senate is considering a bipartisan bill […]

Could the upcoming Winter Olympics stand as a turning point, or will it be more of the same?

NASA and SETI invite the public to nickname a small icy world, or pair of worlds, in the distant Kuiper Belt ahead of a New Horizons 2019 flyby.

The history of women being elected to offices of supreme power is short. Here are 10 women who have made the most of that time.

Global security expert Richard A. Clarke explains the traits of a “Cassandra”—someone who predicts colossal disasters—and why people very rarely listen to their warnings.

Hans Monderman believed that societies could make roads safer by making drivers more uncertain, and therefore alert.

As more intellectuals seek a common ground between the left-right divide, these ten books offer insights on how to navigate challenging topics.

A physicist demonstrates how life may be a predictable product of thermodynamics.

“Buddhist psychology and Western psychotherapy both hold out hope for a more flexible ego, one that does not pit the individual against everyone else in a futile attempt to gain total surety.”

Author and music producer Kabir Sehgal finds instruction on the true value of money running through the world’s sacred texts.

This week, Bill Nye tackles one of the most complicated hypotheticals of all time.