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A new book envisions an encounter of minds between the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, the physicist Werner Heisenberg, and the philosopher Immanuel Kant.
In a world where we assume people tell the truth, liars prosper. To stop them from exploiting others, here are three rules to catch a liar.
“She understood me and I understood her. I loved that pigeon.”
The ten greatest ideas in science form the bedrock of modern biology, chemistry, and physics. Everyone should be familiar with them.
It’s possible to measure philosophy’s progress in two ways. But is that really the point?
Virtual instructor-led training is easily scalable and convenient for remote learners. Here’s how to orchestrate it effectively.
Brands like BMW, Walmart, and IBM are seeing big wins from the use of gamification in corporate training. Here’s how.
Until robots understand jokes and sarcasm, artificial general intelligence will remain in the realm of science fiction.
Research suggests that emotional intelligence is more vital for success than IQ.
Probably not. Even though we’re still investigating the origin of life, the evidence suggests that cells came much later.
Could a theory from the science of perception help crack the mysteries of psychosis?
Dennis Klatt developed trailblazing text-to-speech systems before losing his own voice to cancer.
Why do some corporate training programs fail? Here are five reasons.
“To be ignorant of causes is to be frustrated in action.” So wrote Francis Bacon, counsel to Queen Elizabeth I of England and key architect of the scientific method. In […]
Why should it be considered impolite to discuss something so important to our long-term well-being?
Every year, scientists like George Church get better at editing the genomes of human beings. But will genome editing help or hurt us?
An evolutionary biologist explains why you probably won’t grow a tail.
The first in a series of short stories by the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author that inspired the cult hit “Pantheon.”
Nietzsche both wished he was as stupid as a cow so he wouldn’t have to contemplate existence, and pitied cows for being so stupid that they couldn’t contemplate existence.
We only detected our very first gravitational wave in 2015. Over the next two decades, we’ll have thousands more.
Democritus also did not believe in free will but was still known as the “laughing philosopher.”
A physicist creates an AI algorithm that predicts natural events and may prove the simulation hypothesis.
In the name of fighting horrific crimes, Apple threatens to open Pandora’s box.
Apart from divine authority, is there an ethical basis for right and wrong?
Can spacekime help us make headway on some of the most pernicious inconsistencies in physics?
Scott Dikkers discusses comedy, the creative process, and life lessons learned playing peekaboo.
A new model of the Antikythera mechanism reveals a “creation of genius.”
The compound found in “magic mushrooms” has significant and fast-acting impact on the brains of rats.