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About the project The goal of driving more progress across the world—scientifically, politically, economically, socially, etc—is one shared by many. And yet, debates about the best way to maximize progress […]

The base rate fallacy may help to explain low reproducibility in various fields of science.

De-extinction, if it is ever possible, will not be simple.

Instead of liberation, the sexual revolution has led some people, particularly men, to be addicted to porn.

Books that were rarely taught in 1963, when baby boomers were students, became classics when those same boomers were teachers and parents.

With the huge growth in satellites, fears of a crowded sky are coming true.

Video cameras on city streets are only the most visible way your movements can be tracked.

Though Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” is a classic military treatise, its advice applies to all manner of conflict.

You open an app and start scrolling, then suddenly it’s an hour later. Sound familiar?

Moral dilemmas reveal the limitations of ethical principles. Oddly, the most principled belief system might not have any principles at all.

Space weather poses a tremendous threat to all satellites, knocking all computer systems offline. Is that a recipe for Kessler syndrome?

OmnesViae is a modern route planner based on the roads of the Roman Empire.

Man seeking meaningful relationship at the intersection of on-demand empathy and Rule 34.

There are many ways asynchronous learning benefits both individuals and organizations, from learner autonomy to cost savings.

Higher education, particularly for fields like filmmaking, is in big trouble when a world-class education can be found online cheaply or even for free.

We spend much of our early years learning arithmetic and algebra. What’s the use?

Meaningful pictures are assembled from meaningless noise.

Virtual instructor-led training is easily scalable and convenient for remote learners. Here’s how to orchestrate it effectively.

Our love-hate relationship with browser tabs drives all of us crazy. There is a solution.

Your bites will heal, but will you ever sleep well again after an infestation of bloodsucking parasites?

In a major advance, scientists have found a new and groundbreaking way to force electrons to flow only in one direction in a superconductor.

A new technique for analyzing networks can tell who wields soft power.

Late-night shows, developed during the “golden age” of TV, are no longer as relevant in the age of streaming services and Donald Trump.

Some fascinating observations of K2-18b have come along with horrendous, speculative communications. There’s no evidence for oceans or life.

Scientists at UCLA and Penn argue that malfunctioning fat, not necessarily too much of it, is what makes people metabolically unhealthy.

Once limited in range, mass hysteria can now spread across the globe in an instant.

This world map shows how the rest of the world LOLs. In France, you MDR; in China, you 23333.

One research group’s AI-based drug discovery platform could be redesigned to discover VX nerve agent and 40,000 similar chemical weapons.

It’s knowledgeable, confident, and behaves human-like in many ways. But it’s not magic that powers AI though; it’s just math and data.

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