New ideas inevitably face opposition. A new book called “The Human Element” argues that overcoming opposition requires understanding the concepts of “Fuel” and “Friction.”
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The Field Medal was created to elevate promising mathematicians from underrepresented demographics. But has it followed through on that goal?
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The Source Family, a radical 1970s utopian commune, still impacts what we eat today.
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The following is an excerpt from Viruses, Pandemics, and Immunity by Arup K. Chakraborty and Andrey S. Shaw. Reprinted with Permission from The MIT PRESS. Copyright 2021. Koch’s Postulates, Anthrax, […]
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What we can learn from our complicated relationship with boredom.
How (not) to end up in the ash heap of history.
We are tearing ourselves apart over gender issues, with the result that the problems of boys and men are left untreated.
More evidence that we’re drowning in microplastic particles.
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Scientists watch as mice mouse around an onscreen maze.
How can researchers map something as complex as the human brain?
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Despite fact check campaigns, anti-vaccination influence is growing.
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Researchers make the case for “deep evidential regression.”