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The rise of driverless cars will save lives, time, and spark a $7 Trillion “Passenger Economy.” But it will also destroy jobs. What should we do?
Is it better to have the harm of 100 sexual assaults than the harm of one false conviction?
Scientists have discovered an endless energy supply in the naturally occurring Brownian motion of graphene.
In The Road to Character, David Brooks argues that our moral vocabulary is severely lacking.
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In her enlightening new book, Blue Dreams, Lauren Slater covers the history of psychotropic drugs.
There’s a big reason no one, not even Stephen Hawking, could fill Carl Sagan’s shoes. Everyone has a unique story to tell. For scientists, that story is one that usually only […]
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“Enforcing language norms is a way of enforcing power structures.”
Neil deGrasse Tyson, famous in part for using his scientific literacy to point out flaws in TV and movies, recently criticized the good and bad science behind HBO’s Game of Thrones.
Singer-songwriter Ryan O’Neal composes the songs of the cosmos.
Once a lucrative exercise anyone could do, bitcoin mining has grown out of control, and governments are weighing what to do.
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Scientists feel under attack. This is how they’re fighting back.
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Scientists are supposed to reach their conclusions after doing research and weighing the evidence but, in economics, conclusions can come first, with economists supporting a thesis that fits their moral worldview.
Around 100 million adults in the United States are affected by chronic pain. What can we do about it?
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They proved how the biological mechanism works inside our cells.
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Measuring quantum gravity has proven extremely challenging, stymying some of the greatest minds in physics for generations.
All of this has happened before… but not like this! As the year draws to a close, we approach a very special time of year, at least from an astronomical perspective. […]
In his latest book, Will Storr traces the lineage from self-esteem to selfie.
A number of marijuana companies are kicked off social media without explanation, which is going to force the cannabis industry to answer questions of identity.
“Obviously, technology product and app designers seek to entice us to use their products. Few designers, however, are worried about the adverse effects of encouraging overuse.”
‘IQ tests just measure how good you are at doing IQ tests.’ This is the argument that is almost always made when intelligence-testing is mentioned. It’s often promoted by people […]