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“Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself — and there isn’t one.”
Daylight saving time was first implemented during the first world war to take advantage of longer daylight hours and save energy. While this made a difference when we heavily relied on coal […]
When you can’t enter flow, you can still lean on your internal rhythm.
Across all wavelengths of light, the Sun is brighter than the Moon. Until we went to the highest energies and saw a gamma-ray surprise.
Passing chunks of ice can fertilize ocean waters and play a role in the planet’s carbon cycle.
In the philosophy of Star Wars, the Sith are evil because they surrender to passion. But is a life of total rationality a “good” life?
In a state of “hyperwar,” accidents or unexpected AI decisions could lead to widespread devastation before humans could intervene.
For people with hard-to-treat depression, a non-invasive technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can provide relief.
Here’s why mega-eruptions like the ones that covered North America in ash are the least of your worries.
Modernism has lasted longer than any art movement since the Renaissance.
Understanding these links could bring us closer to a cure.
Our economy is dominated by middlemen, including huge companies such as Walmart and Amazon. There are many benefits to going direct instead.
Some economists predict China’s economy will overtake the U.S. economy by 2028.
Has the “age of psychopharmacology” shrunk society’s sense of responsibility for mental health?
This list of leadership training topics is designed to help businesses navigate the times and prepare for the future.
How (not) to end up in the ash heap of history.
What are we supposed to do when experts look at the same data yet reach starkly different conclusions?
Massive objects like black holes, stars, and rogue planets routinely pass near our Solar System. An ensuing comet storm could destroy us.
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Yes, “the laws of physics break down” at singularities. But something really weird must have happened for black holes to not possess them.
The giant impact theory suggests our Moon was formed from proto-Earth getting a Mars-sized strike. An exoplanet system shows it’s plausible.
Javelin missiles have been an effective force multiplier, the latter-day equivalent of the sling that David used against Goliath.
Altos Labs is an ambitious new anti-aging company with billions of dollars to back it up.
Before the war, medical experts treated the body as a sum of its parts. Conditions like wound shock and brain damage called for a change in perspective.
While we can see many solar storms coming, some are “stealthy.” A new study shows how to detect them.
Many planets will eventually be devoured by their parent star. For the first time, we caught a star in the act, eating its innermost planet!
Sun-like stars live for around 10 billion years, but our Universe is only 13.8 billion years old. So what’s the maximum lifetime for a star?