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A longtime debate over Buddhism’s religiosity has drawn a line between metaphysics and action.
A new study highlights how blockchain technology can be a game-changer in education.
Generally people drink to either increase positive emotions or decrease negative ones.
A new study links heavy alcohol usage with dementia. Other research finds that soon we might not be able to tolerate alcohol at all.
“People need to see something of a balance between effect and cause… that if something has a huge evil effect, it should be the result of a huge evil cause.”
A study reveals the unexpected financial benefits of joining a fraternity.
A new study links multiple sex partners and smoking to head and neck, or oropharyngeal, cancer.
This study is radically changing how we view the process of evolution.
We are discovering that the subtleties of our psychological lives are being managed by specific modules in our brains.
Imagine reading by plant light, and glow-in-the-dark trees instead of street lamps. That’s on the horizon thanks to these engineers.
The Oscars has produced a number of controversial speeches in the past. This year will likely not divert from that path.
Today millions are celebrating the resurrection of Christ, yet there were many gods before him with similar stories.
Philosophers like to present their works as if everything before it was wrong. Sometimes, they even say they have ended the need for more philosophy. So, what happens when somebody realizes they were mistaken?
Even with nothing new falling into it, our radius is increasing with every second that goes by. It’s no big secret that galaxies grow over time. The force of gravity is […]
Illumination from nanobionic plants might one day replace some electrical lighting.
As human beings we all must do some work for basic survival—but how much? Is there a “minimum daily requirement” of work?
Humanity has mapped the Milky Way better than ever with ESA’s Gaia. But 1.7 billion stars later, there are still no Dyson spheres. Perhaps the greatest ‘holy grail’ in all of […]
The scientists have traced the signals to just 180 million years after the Big Bang, making the detection the earliest evidence of hydrogen yet observed.
We used to think of genes themselves as set in stone. But the story is far more complex.
And if their conclusions will be different from ours, how can we be certain we’ve got it right? One of the greatest dangers in all of science is jumping to false […]
If your favorite theory made the list, you might want to consider a new favorite to bet on. “Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great […]
If nature makes equal amounts of matter and antimatter, how are we here? When you look out at the vastness of the Universe, at the planets, stars, galaxies, and all there […]
When we place the known objects in the Solar System in order, four inner, rocky worlds and four, outer, giant worlds stand out. Traditionally, these were defined as planets. Will […]
God has a twitter account, and it is full of hilarity as well as deep insights.
Children’s drawings of houses rendered as they’d look in real life.
It’s the first, most naive question you might think to ask. The solution is a lot more complicated than you imagine. According to a large amount of evidence, the overwhelming majority […]
Sure, we found the Higgs Boson at the LHC earlier this decade. But what else has, and more importantly, hasn’t turned up? It’s now just over five years since the two […]
Many great minds have plenty of bad things to say about democracy, but what about the people who think it is great?
Cultural diversity is not only an enormous issue for organizations of all sizes—it’s an inevitable fact of life in our increasingly globalized economy. Companies can benefit greatly from the variety […]