Researchers have discovered that the apps you have installed on your phone can predict your age, income, gender, and marital status.
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On the map, the changing fortunes of French baby boys’ names look like battles in a weird, unreported war.
Donald Trump’s savvy Twitter campaign is helping him win the presidential nomination.
How the Hubble Space Telescope captured Andromeda and showed us a Universe we’ve never seen. “We are stardust, we are golden,We are billion year old carbon,And we got to get […]
Mary Beard, one of the world’s most respected classical scholars, is the author of a brand-new history of the Roman Empire.
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Eric Paley, Managing Director of Founder Collective, a seed-stage venture capital firm, comments on what makes entrepreneur Bre Pettis and his 3D printing company, MakerBot, so special.
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Infectious disease doctors in Brazil — as well as mothers of infants born with microcephaly — are using WhatsApp to diagnose and cope with the Zika-caused illness.
Designed by Uruguayan-born, New York-based architect Rafael Viñoly, the new Laguna Garzón Bridge aims to reduce the speed of crossing cars and encourage drivers to enjoy the view.
If we came along too soon, would we ever have discovered dark energy? “Even if I stumble on to the absolute truth of any aspect of the universe, I will not […]
No. Not even if you violate the laws of physics in two fundamental ways. John Oliver: So, roughly speaking, what are the chances that the world is going to be […]
If we’re going to send a probe to another star at 20% the speed of light, what hope do we have of slowing it down? “Yes, now there is this technological […]
Today, it’s the most obvious thing in the world. But how do you prove it to yourself? “A long time ago people believed that the world is flat and the […]
VR is Poised to Change Many Facets of Healthcare. Find out How.
U.S. politics has never been kind and genteel. Anyone who believes otherwise is wrong. It’s always been a game ruled by its dirtiest players.
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1604 is the last time a human saw one with their naked eyes, but that wasn’t the most recent one at all. “When a star goes supernova, the explosion emits enough […]
You may not have heard, but agriculture is about to undergo a truly organic revolution. Indigo is one of many agriculture businesses that’s researching how microbes can help increase crop yields even as our climate changes.
A more nuanced picture of Justice Antonin Scalia’s 30-year stint on the nation’s highest court tells a tale that complicates the conservative-mouthpiece narrative.
Researchers strive for technology designed for extrasensory perception.
It’s said to be the majority of matter in the Universe, but how sure are we of that? “For the moment we might very well call them DUNNOS (for Dark Unknown […]
Online voting will transform our political process. It will improve turnout and make the U.S. a more democratic society.
Charles Darwin probably wouldn’t like what his name now means. He called any “Darwinian” human, having no trace of team loyalty, “an unnatural monster.”
Words of wisdom from the 32nd president of the United States: “More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all wars.” FDR’s words are inspiring, but are they feasible?
Einstein called it spooky, but if we figure it out right, can we learn about distant star systems instantaneously? “Trying to understand the way nature works involves a most terrible […]
How autonomous weapons will be utilized in our military is uncertain. Paul Scharre shares why their future use on the battlefield should be carefully considered.
There’s been a small but significant excess observed, and a new particle is one possible explanation. What will it mean? “I’m a fan of supersymmetry, largely because it seems to be […]
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The reward of the doldrums is an uptick, however temporary, in your ability to make rational decisions.
Nearly a quarter of Americans rely on sleeping pills—a trend that’s feeding obesity and depression levels.
Between Microsoft’s racist chatbot to beating the world GO champion, artificial intelligence has better things to do than whatever we’re afraid of. Here’s a recap of the highlights.
And what it means if we don’t see gravitational waves from inflation in the next 5–10 years. “The paradigm of physics — with its interplay of data, theory and prediction — is the most powerful […]