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It’s literally the one and only trick that separates top-notch physicists from crackpots, dropouts, and those who can’t cut the mustard.

Most of us have heard that the Sun is an ordinary, typical, unremarkable star. But science shows we’re actually anything but average.

Philosophy can focus on some dull topics. Luckily, some thinkers have spent lots of time on the philosophy of sex

Perform at your mental peak.

Psychedelic medicines are surging in popularity. Here’s how they work.

It was barely a century ago that we thought the Milky Way encompassed the entirety of the Universe. Now? We’re not even a special galaxy.

Survivorship bias occurs when we fail to consider how data was collected. To combat this, search for the “silent evidence.”

There are billions of potentially inhabited planets in the Milky Way alone. Here’s how NASA will at last discover and measure them.

Former Harvard professor and best-selling author Todd Rose explains the problem with prestigious colleges and how the future of higher ed could be bright.

A community in Austin, Texas is using geothermal energy to keep homes warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

The glaciers hide great lakes.

We do not need to pause AI research. But we do need a pause on the public release of these tools until we can determine how to deal with them.

Atheists are not immune from supernatural thinking.

AI can deliver a more equitable and prosperous future — if accompanied by ethical and responsible stewardship.

Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein drew inspiration from psychologists as well as their own children, becoming more understanding parents in the process.

Do aliens dream about meeting us, too?

The National Defense Education Act of 1958 meshed with white anxiety about the desegregation of schools.

Capturing energy from clubbers could help power homes and buildings.

In pre-War Cambridge, students had to ace an interview with Ludwig Wittgenstein to attend his lectures — Alan Turing passed that test, and went on to create one of his own.

Earth wasn’t created until more than 9 billion years after the Big Bang. In some lucky places, life could have arisen almost right away.

Cancer cells hoard iron in unusually high quantities. Scientists have discovered how to leverage this to create safer cancer drugs.

“If we find just one other example of biology out there, then life is not an accident.”

“The Big Map of Who Lived When” plots the lifespans of historical figures — from Eminem all the way back to Genghis Khan.

According to neuropsychologist Julia DiGangi, no one can live a life free of emotional pain. We can only choose how those emotions empower us.

For a time, Francis Fukuyama looked like a prophet.

Interventions can make the most difference when Alzheimer’s is detected early.

The Schumann resonances are the background hum of the entire planet. But they don’t affect humans in any way.

Two-thirds of our days are spent alone. The Metaverse will bring us together, argues leading Metaverse thinker Matthew Ball.

There are hints that it could lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and other brain disorders.

There are many things that separate science from ideology, politics, philosophy, or religion. Follow these 10 commandments to get it right.