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Solved: the mystery of Brazil’s time-traveling capital city
"Brasilia, the biggest paper town ever."
How do 80-year-old ‘super-agers’ have the brains of 20-somethings?
Most elderly individuals' brains degrade over time, but some match — or even outperform — younger individuals on cognitive tests.
Can you solve the mystery of Brazil’s time-traveling capital?
Forensic cartography 101: Explain what Brasilia is doing on this map of 1920s South America.
If reality is a data structure, can the simulation theory hold up?
Exploring the idea that objects we perceive in everyday life do not reflect objective reality.
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The surprising psychological reasons you’re procrastinating — and how to fight it
Could procrastination actually be a form of self-protection?
Study finds the metronome running rodent brains
A steady timing reference is required by one of the leading theories of neuronal communication.
Sleep hacking: How to control your mitochondrial clocks
Light controls your body clock. Hack it to get better sleep.
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Quantum Darwinism, which may explain our reality, passes tests
A mind-bending physics theory may explain why we have one reality instead of many.
What proof is there that the universe is evolving?
Stargazing is a form of time travel.
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What proof is there that the universe is evolving?
Stargazing is a form of time travel.
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Is panpsychism accurate? Modern physics delivers a reality check.
If philosophers don't try to mesh their long-held views with new scientific insights, then we have a problem.
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It’s never really now: 4 ways your brain plays with time
We don't perceive time in an objective fashion; instead, the brain interprets time in a complex and amorphous way.
SpaceX is launching NASA’s $80 million Deep Space Atomic Clock tonight
NASA JPL takes a first step toward a GPS for space.
Does hitting the snooze button really help you feel better?
"Bottom line: It's probably best to set your alarm for a specific time and get up then."
A journey of darkness and light
On the eve of receiving the Templeton Prize, Marcelo Gleiser reflects on his life.
10 new things we’ve learned about death
If you don't want to know anything about your death, consider this your spoiler warning.
When everyone watches dragons
TV's shared cultural “now" moments embody the intersection of time and tech.
Researchers successfully sent a simulated elementary particle back in time
Don't start investing in flux capacitors just yet, though.
5 ways life would be better if it were always daylight saving time
It's almost time to 'spring forward.'
The missing ‘puzzle’ page of Einstein’s unified theory of everything found
Over 100 new pages of Einstein's writings, including long-lost calculations, have been made public.
No such thing as “now”
The present? Blink and you'll miss it. And other musings on time.
Microdoses of LSD change how you perceive time
A study on the effects of LSD microdosing shows some fittingly strange results.
Rotating black holes may serve as gentle portals for hyperspace travel
Feel like traveling to another dimension? Better choose your black hole wisely.
What we can learn from Ultima Thule
From 4 billion miles away, it says a lot about the meaning of time.
This bank in Italy accepted cheese as collateral. Here’s why.
Why one Italian bank is counting on wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano as collateral.
Matter can travel to the future through black holes, predicts new theory
Two new papers say everything we knew about black holes was wrong.
How your brain can predict the future
New research suggests brains anticipate future events through a process called anticipatory timing.