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No human gets everything they want in life, as Ariel Levy discovered in the worst possible way.
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The story of the world’s most successful people is really only half told.
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Cut funding to the NEA and PBS? It would be incredibly costly to cut cultural spending.
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What’s it like to be a minority in America? To find out, read a book written by one.
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Skepticism has a place, but it’s optimists who decide the future, says Kevin Kelly.
Science makes the heart grow fonder. Want proof? Just watch Bill Nye as he remembers time spent with the legendary cosmologist Carl Sagan.
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In what Tristan Harris calls a “race to the bottom of the brain stem,” media companies and advertisers will do almost anything to keep your eyes locked where they want them.
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When the president gets his primary information from talking heads on cable TV rather than intelligence briefings, we have a problem.
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Will we ever have a Theory of Everything? Theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss isn’t sure that’s the right question to be asking.
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There’s one whopper out there that people rarely acknowledge, but self-confessed “cynical libertarian” Dave Barry isn’t shying away.
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From olde English dogs, to immoral women, to weak men, to irritating women, to its prideful reclaiming, to ownership over a woman (there’s a theme here), the word “b*tch” has a long and fascinating history, and it’s all stored in the archives of the Merriam-Webster lexicography department.
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Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery, or a breach of intellectual property? That depends which continent you’re on, says Gish Jen.
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Isaac Lidsky says losing his sight by the age of 25 has been the true gift of his life. Why? It showed him the most profound of all truths about being a human being.
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Whether it’s palm reading, climate denial, or straight-up illuminati finger pointing, people all around us – and including us – have world views that are inconsistent with evidence.
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There’s a place Americans feel they can do anything, and it’s not Las Vegas.
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You really do have to know when to hold ’em, and know when to fold ’em, and most of the time trusting your gut is a copout, says poker champion Liv Boeree.
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Philosopher Daniel Dennett believes AI should never become conscious — and no, it’s not because of the robopocalypse.
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Get ready for a decade of scientific revelations. Thanks to gravity waves, we have a completely new way to explore the universe.
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Do you retreat from your ambitions out of fear? Self-preservation isn’t doing you any favors, says Kyle Maynard. Confront your excuses and live more honestly.
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In the summer of 1969, America did the extraordinary. Let’s do it again.
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Methane gases from livestock production is contributing to the acceleration of global warming. Is a plant-based diet a smart way for individuals to curb the effects of climate change?
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Even our most imaginative expectations of AI are only primitive — but as neuroscience understands the brain more deeply, it will unlock the full potential of hybrid intelligence.
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The advent of portable technology has exploited our reptilian addiction switch like never before.
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For once, beer is going to clarify your understanding. Theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss lays down the empirical evidence for the mechanics of the Big Bang.
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Scientology is the true religion of America’s capitalist soul. “To me,” says Louis Theroux, “Scientology is selling spiritual hamburgers.”
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For our future’s sake, let’s demand government funding for ‘little science’, says Hertz fellow Avideh Zakhor.
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For the last two years the volume has risen on populist voices, culminating in a victory for President Trump. The day after his election, this is how “rude” New Yorkers treated one Muslim-American woman.
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If you cloned yourself perfectly, would the clone have the same mind? At the heart of this question is an investigation into what – and where – consciousness is.
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Political correctness can go the f*ck to sleep, says Adam Mansbach. The term has been co-opted by so many social factions that it’s more of a hindrance to the cause of respect than a help.
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If you’re not doing relational thinking, you’re not really thinking, says psychotherapist Esther Perel. Understanding how complementarity between people and partners works is critical to success.
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