We all know that sunny days make us happy — but did you know that they also make us gamble? And that warm weather leads to both less sexual activity and higher incidents of depression?
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Parents’ own fears are restricting their kids freedom, and it’s not a good thing.
How many galaxies are there in the observable Universe? For the first time, we don’t just have a ‘lower limit’ — we have an answer. “Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that […]
The KIND foundation discovers seven people doing inspiring things for others.
A new study looks at our comfort in being around other people as a byproduct of evolution.
According to Elon Musk, it’ll only take between 40 and 100 years to achieve a fully self-sustaining civilization on Mars. Here’s how.
Celebrating Hispanic culture, the map-shaped fountain is one of Zaragoza’s more curious attractions
A major report has come out identifying in no uncertain terms that sugar is bad and soda companies are lying to us. The sky, as it turns out, is also blue.
In ‘All the Real Indians Died Off,’ two scholars take longstanding myths about Native Americans to task.
As an actor, director, screenwriter, and novelist, Ethan Hawke knows how to get things done. The secret to his success is taking small, progressive steps to a larger goal. It’s just that simple.
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Tesla’s Elon Musk gives a grave warning to those trying to hold back self-driving car technology. According to him, we have it all backwards.
The past is gone, the future not yet here, only the present is now. But why does it always flow the way it does for us? “Thus is our treaty written; […]
Researchers create a new theory of time that goes against established physics.
Samuel Arbesman warns that we’ve entered a new “age of Entanglement” with our complex technology-based systems.
The secret Red Line Map that could have given Lower Canada to the U.S.
The nearest exoplanet ever has been observed, but not yet seen. Is this what the ‘Earth Next Door’ looks like?
Welcome to Music City – just click and play!
Go back to school, Agora style. Philosophy can train us to respond to life’s problems rather than merely react. One such training camp is coming to Baltimore.
Magnetic reconnection this fast shouldn’t be possible, yet we see it everywhere we look. Finally, we know why. “We are inside this plasma,and plasma is inside everything. It is incandescentin the […]
A new study from the Mayo Clinic revealed that only 2.7 percent of Americans live a healthy lifestyle. Perhaps the problem is their definition of healthy.
Job automation won’t be as bad as we think, so we need to learn how to stop working and prepare so we’re not dragged into the future kicking and screaming.
It’s not appealing to authority that’s the problem; it’s the false authorities and what comes next if you accept their nonsense. “When a scientist says something, his colleagues must ask […]
It takes a magician —or two — to know when someone’s performing clever sleight-of-hand.
The darkness we see from Earth can never be 100% dark. “All I want is blackness. Blackness and silence.” –Sylvia Plath If you take a look at the night sky […]
When the next big solar flare comes for Earth, will we be ready? “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to […]
Users don’t need better media literacy to beat fake news. We need social media to be frank about its commercial interests.
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60% of pain patients find that tolerance buildup significantly impedes their treatment over time.
Former President Obama returned to public life today, indicating some topics he’ll focus on during his post-presidency.
A second major California fault line has been found near the San Andreas Fault.