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Nietzsche had some harsh things to say about the worldview of the masses, but what did he really think?
As victor of WWII, America set out with its allies to rebuild the broken world through its greatest diplomatic effort in history: The Marshall Plan.
Learning about synesthesia can help us better understand how our brain works, particularly in terms of perception.
You’ve heard of the big Greek philosophers. Now, read about the ones who inspired them.
Prince William and Kate Middleton have welcomed their third child to the royal family. Find out where the new royal baby falls in the line of succession to the throne.
Most people experience impostorism at least once. Certain groups however are more prone to it than others.
Lab-grown, cultured meats, dairy, and leather will be hitting shelves soon. Paul Shapiro reports on the coming trend in his new book, Clean Meat.
To put it mildly, North Korea has had a complicated relationship with the world. In chronological order, here are five of North Korea’s most incredible plots.
Contrary to what we’ve been told for decades, depression isn’t coming from inside our heads. This author and big thinker tells us that it’s coming much more from the society we live in.
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In his new book, The Consciousness Instinct, Michael Gazzaniga does a deep dive into the process of consciousness.
From La Rinconada in Peru to South Africa’s deepest mines: the quest for gold drives people to the greatest heights and depths on Earth.
Steam-driven explosions at the summit of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii could pose new threats to residents on the island.
We’ve always used media as a means of framing reality. How will this affect our relationship with VR?
The West has been doing well scientifically for a few hundred years now, but it took almost a thousand years for it to catch up to the Middle East. Here are ten of the biggest discoveries the Islamic world got first.
A new report charges that there hasn’t yet been enough concerted research on what makes a person become a mass shooter.
Amazon has opened a new store in Seattle, one that may represent the future of what the retail giant is calling ‘Just Walk Out’ shopping.
For many years the concept of virtual worlds and far flung digital realities was the stuff of speculative fiction and philosophy. But it may soon take over the world.
Though often used interchangeably, diversity and inclusion are two very different things. Most importantly, diversity without inclusion is mostly meaningless.
Scientists have been probing our solar system for extraterrestrial life.
A questionable new study suggests green tea may be able to reduce the effect of Down syndrome on facial features.
If spacetime is like a fabric, and mass bends it, what flattens it back out again? Matter tells space how to curve, and curved space tells matter how to move. That’s […]
The ‘big event’ was billed as a first in 150 years. But is what we’re seeing really that rare? This January 31st, something quite rare and special will happen. At 1:30 […]
The launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy was widely covered by the media, but one astrophotographer wanted a different kind of shot of the Tesla Roadster tumbling through space.
While today profuse sweating is a social embarrassment, in the past it gave us an evolutionary advantage.
“Our kids are ‘wired’ for control. Our role as adults is not to force them to follow the track we’ve laid out for them; it’s to help them develop the skills to find their own way…”
Scientists in Scotland find tracks of the largest animal that walked on Earth during the Middle Jurassic Period.
Do you ever act irrationally? You probably have. Let’s take a look at how to fix that.
A review of 33 trials confirms that loading your body does your brain good.
Kakistocracy is rule by the worst, but who are the worst? A better question, how do we know?