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In his latest book, Selfie, Will Storr explores the history of self-obsession, and wonders how we can fix it.
Mining asteroids might seem like the stuff of science fiction, but there are companies and a few governments already working hard to make it real.
Aging lithium-ion batteries have Apple, and other phone makers, in a corner.
This has implications for linguistics, biology, musical composition, and even A.I.
Soon, the line that divides the living from the dead might not be so clear.
Neuroscientists discover networks of neurons that stretch or compress their activity to control timing Anne Trafton | MIT News Office Timing is critical for playing a musical instrument, swinging a […]
This discovery may also help us develop novel drugs for Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, and ADHD.
There’s nothing new, recent, or remarkable about it. It’s just a typical cosmic pebble in the galactic ocean. Last year, the interstellar interloper ʻOumuamua passed through the inner Solar System. Originally […]
AI is leaving human needs and democracy behind in its race to accomplish its current profit-generating goals.
New studies shed light on how Neanderthal DNA is affecting the appearance and behavior of modern humans.
U.S. Congress heard expert testimony on a potentially devastating military threat from North Korea.
A machine learning algorithm has shown it can discover planets from weak signals overlooked in the Kepler spacecraft’s database.
What explains our propensity to blame the victim, even in cases of sexual assault and rape? A true story of sexual crime in America reveals some key misunderstandings we may all hold.
As more intellectuals seek a common ground between the left-right divide, these ten books offer insights on how to navigate challenging topics.
Chinese scientists accomplish the feat of teleporting a photon to a satellite hundreds of miles above Earth.
A new C is coming to the C-suite: The Chief Robotics Officer, or CRO. Do I hear laughter or detect an eye roll? Think again. The bots are coming. Business […]
A college professor used YONDR pouches to stop students from accessing their smartphones.
“The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think,” Albert Einstein said. So go back to school, Ivy League style.
How relatable was Trump’s speech? To evaluate this objectively, you could look at what reading level it was at.
It’s discovered thousands. But how many more are out there? “How vast those Orbs must be, and how inconsiderable this Earth, the Theatre upon which all our mighty Designs, all our […]
On September 1, launched a $2.5 million project called “Open Exploration of Vertebrate Diversity in 3D” or as many scientists know it – the “scan-all-vertebrates” project. Sponsored by the National Science […]
The neutron star-neutron star merger was initially only seen in 1 detector out of 3. Here’s how scientists didn’t let it slip away. On August 17th, 2017, a gravitational wave event […]
Does this mean they can read your mind against your will?
In this radical view, the universe is a giant supercomputer processing particles as bits.
Your mind is built to process contradictory, irrational ideas. Use that to reach new intellectual heights.
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Cute things are usually vulnerable, fragile, and weak. But cuteness itself is mighty indeed.
Aiming for the nearest star would necessitate a whole slew of advances. Even if the mission fails, humanity wins by investing in itself. There have been some magnificent moments in NASA […]
Is life worse or better than non-existence? And if it is, who is judging? Welcome to anti-natalism, a small but lively corner of philosophy.
Neurons in the human brain produce photons, and are apparently capable of being the infrastructure for light-based communication and activity.