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“You have to make more noise than anybody else, you have to make yourself more obtrusive than anybody else, you have to fill all the papers more than anybody else, in fact you have to be there all the time and see that they do not snow you under, if you are really going to get your reform realized.”

The last serious anti-Big Bang scientists went to their graves lamenting the lack of good alternatives. Here why there are none. Image credit: NASA / WMAP Science Team. “We were […]

Bottling doesn’t necessarily result in a more severe explosion of negative emotion down the line. According to studies which gave participants pillows to punch, actively expressing your anger makes you more aggressive.

Is there an ideal atmosphere for creativity and innovation? Research suggests that dim light, a little messiness, and a shot of liquid courage are all boons to the artistic spirit.

Researchers at the University of Chicago have found that many people are willing to work more hours than are needed to do their jobs, even though it results in a more stressful life. 

Neuroscientist and best-selling author Sam Harris advocates for a secular form of meditation as a method for making fundamental discoveries about the nature of the mind.

One of the scariest parts of being fired is that it seemingly affixes a scarlet letter to your chest for future hiring managers to avoid. But if you approach the conversation correctly, a recent firing could be harnessed as an asset in a job interview.

It takes bright ideas and business savvy to make waves in Silicon Valley. It’s also important to not be a jerk.

This week the four major wireless carriers began allowing customers to take advantage of text-to-911 services available in two states and a handful of counties. It could prove most useful for those who are hard-of-hearing or have difficulty speaking.

The creator of television shows such as Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy told Dartmouth graduates on Sunday to fight for causes with action, not hashtags. Her attack on Twitter (in)activism has been lauded by some, panned by others.

And what it might — and might not — give us useful insights into. Image credit: Karen46 of http://www.freeimages.com/profile/karen46. “The anthropic principle – the idea that our universe has the properties it does because […]

How do placebo pills reduce pain and even improve symptoms in Parkinson’s patients?What causes fireballs to allegedly shoot from Thailand’s Mekong River? And what is making that insanely annoying humming […]

The noise in our nation is deafening as the Affordable Care Act, takes hold. This loud back-and-forth may ultimately require us to wear ear-plugs, but I’m fine with the debate, […]

Vice was just around the corner – but this map refused to show you where exactly.

How the Cosmic Microwave Background — the Big Bang’s leftover radiation glow — continues to shed light on the birth of our Universe. Image credit: ESA and the Planck Collaboration. The announcement of the […]

“This common household object can kill you. Which one is it? Find out at eleven,” says the local news anchor promoting his show. This is an old joke. But the […]

The missing Malaysian jet may have ignited a fear of flying in many. Statistically, a missing plane is an extremely rare occurrence. What we should all be terrified of when […]

As technology evolves, so do the sounds that we associate with our favorite gadgets. It’s difficult to recall the ring of one’s first cell phone. But some of these noises–like […]

An animal becomes so much more the instant you first love them. Image credit: me, of my first dog, Cordelia, back in 2008. “Dogs are our link to paradise. They […]

Your brain learns to block out the noises that it hears all the time.

Expect haunted houses, roller coasters, or puzzle rooms that can quite literally scare you to death (after you’ve signed the waiver) and marketing that’s so in your face, it could kill you.

Every prediction it’s ever made has been verified, except for one. “These neutrino observations are so exciting and significant that I think we’re about to see the birth of an entirely […]

You know that old philosophical question; If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, did it fall? Here’s a variation; If a tree falls in the […]

Several studies note that people working in a particular environment — the classroom, the office — can be affected by the sounds and smells around them. Now researchers and others are investigating ways to use this information for the public good.

Researchers used zinc oxide nanorods to create a solar cell, then played music to determine the sound waves’ effect on performance. Pop and rock music bumped up efficiency levels by 40 percent.

Early humans lived in a world that one evolutionary geneticist compared to the fantasy world of Lord of the Rings. Not only were there many hominid populations, but these populations interbred, contributing to the genetic diversity of modern humans.

“Moralities and religions are the principal means by which one can make whatever one wishes out of man, provided one possesses a superfluity of creative forces and can assert one’s […]

Guest post by Tyler Gayheart.(Cross post from http://www.TylerGayheart.com) Do you feel the Internet is an easy to navigate space for developing a strong literature base for academic research? Or are your […]

From Earth and beyond, these time lapses show our one-of-a-kind motion through the Universe. “Building one space station for everyone was and is insane: we should have built a dozen.” […]

Spoiler warning: To understand this review, you do need to have seen the film. To say this is a spoiler warning implies there is a story to be spoilt. There […]