Surprising Science — March 7, 2014

Don’t Have Scissors? Use a Piranha

This holiday season, when it comes to wrapping gifts, make sure you have your piranha scissors handy. Of course, they require feeding and a clean tank.

This incredible demonstration of a live piranha being used like a pair of high-powered scissors will make you glad that you’re watching it from home.

Image credit: cliff1066/Flickr

Starts With A Bang

The Universe’s most unbreakable symmetry

The combination of charge conjugation, parity, and time-reversal symmetry is known as CPT. And it must never be broken. Ever.

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The weirdness of quantum mechanics forces scientists to confront philosophy

Though quantum mechanics is an incredibly successful theory, nobody knows what it means. Scientists now must confront its philosophical implications.

Neuropsych

Why is a Starbucks loyalty rewards program making customers so angry?

The rewards price to get a free cup of hot coffee at Starbucks is going up.

Empowering growth

7 essential management training topics for every team leader

From emotional intelligence to problem solving, these management training topics will set team leaders up for success.

Thinking

What if you could rewire your brain to conquer suffering? Buddhism says you can

For Buddhists, the “Four Noble Truths” offer a path to lasting happiness.

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