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"Precarious manhood" is the belief that manhood must be earned and constantly defended. It has a poor outcome.
A cure may be on the horizon.
What do ghosts and anomalous galaxy rotation rates have in common? Some sci-fi enthusiasts believe the answer involves "parallel universes."
“Feedback is a gift,” is an easy bumper sticker to apply, but a harder philosophy to put into execution in your real life.
Sometimes, going "deeper" doesn't reveal the answers you seek. By viewing more Universe with better precision, ESA's Euclid mission shines.
Morning, afternoon, or night: When is the best time to exercise? Scientists have extensively studied this question. Here's what they found.
The reported supremacy of generative AI over human brain-power in business ideation depends on how you define “better.”
Freethink's weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring a stranded space factory, Jeff Bezos' new moon lander, and more.
A new hypothesis accuses the simple sugar of wrecking energy metabolism.
EBT-101 is not the only candidate for an HIV cure. Stem cell transplants, medications, and other CRISPR therapies are being researched.
Destruction of the Ukrainian dam unleashed a catastrophic flood—and surfaced centuries of cultural heritage. Now there’s a call not to rebuild it.
We all have a place in our lives where we look the other way and pretend everything is fine. It's a built-in excuse to act selfishly.
In an environment of impressive IQs, emotional intelligence makes all the difference.
By the end, even his mom wanted him gone.
The TRAPPIST-1 system is a treasure trove of possibilities and questions. Observations by JWST have just begun.
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“Only a narcissist would want to become president.” This is the psychology of an authoritarian unpacked.
If the Universe is expanding, and the expansion is accelerating, what does that tell us about the cause of the expanding Universe?
Bathtubs and toilets each got their own rooms until health professionals urged architects to put all the plumbing in one room.
Lucid dreamers may have “privileged access to their inner world,” with “heightened awareness... to the outside world.”
