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Neuroscience supports the notion that an escape from conventional perspectives can be a gateway to spectacular insights.
Astronomers claim to have found structures so large, they shouldn't exist. With such biased, incomplete observations, perhaps they don't.
College students once stood out from the pack on IQ tests. Today, they're about average.
The innovative investor and entrepreneur deals out advice for anyone looking to follow in his footsteps.
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We’ve all tried to win an argument by bringing up statistics that support our view. But here’s why that doesn’t work, according to a neuroscientist.
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“I was incarcerated well before I was in prison and I was free before the gates of prison opened up and let me out.”
Unlikely Collaborators
Here in our Solar System, we only have one star: a singlet. For many systems, including the highest-mass ones, that's anything but the norm.
One dose of ibogaine was shown to dramatically reduce depression and PTSD.
There is a cross-country correlation between democracy and health. Is there good evidence to suggest it is causal?
From AI to health and the metaverse, this year's CES promised new tech that will change lives long after the excitement of the latest TV wears off.
The answer is set to change in the year 2113, a recent estimate suggests.
Prolonged and repetitive tasks rewire us in profound ways – which can be a force for good at work.
The pattern 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc., is the Fibonacci sequence. It shows up all over nature. But what's the full explanation behind it?
Studies claiming to reveal strategies for feeling happy get a second look.
London’s busiest airport seems to be rebounding well from the pandemic — but Istanbul has better prospects in the long run.
Placebo treatments don't always need to be given deceptively to have positive effects.
Two scientists recently wagered a bottle of whiskey. The bet? Whether we'll find evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life in the next 15 years.
IBM veteran Daniel Sabbah learned from experience how to lead through the challenges of demand and innovation.
Life became a possibility in the Universe as soon as the raw ingredients were present. But living, inhabited worlds required a bit more.
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The United States is the biggest risk in 2024. Here are the other 9, explained by Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media.