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Neural imaging has shown that the brain has “decided” what we’re going to do before we make a conscious choice — but is this even relevant to free will?
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Ideas that seem wildly controversial today may move humanity towards progress. Philosopher Peter Singer asks —how do we keep them from being stifled?
Back during the hot Big Bang, it wasn't just charged particles and photons that were created, but also neutrinos. Where are they now?
Since the 1980s, engineered monoclonal antibodies have been knocking out invading germs. Sperm may be next.
Intrinsic motivation cannot be imposed on a team — but you can provide the right culture for it to flourish.
We don’t need to think about what life is made of but rather what it does.
According to neuropsychologist Julia DiGangi, no one can live a life free of emotional pain. We can only choose how those emotions empower us.
The father of relativity understood that “not everything that counts can be counted” — as do today’s most impactful leaders.
Although we still don't know the question, we know that the answer to life, the Universe, and everything is 42. Here are 5 possibilities.
He is only out-sold by William Shakespeare and Lao Tzu.
Only nine weeks later, the Wright Brothers achieved manned flight. The pathologically cynical always will find a reason to complain.
From ancient Greek cosmology to today's mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, explore the relentless quest to understand the Universe's invisible forces.
From fearless quitting to redefined values, "Virtual Natives" are reinventing work culture.
Even if a leading theory of consciousness is wrong, it can still be useful to science.
Rejecting romanticism, these famous paintings depict war as it really is: sadistic and senseless.
Times of crisis tend to produce “hard” leaders, but — driven by Generations Y and Z — a softer leadership style has taken root globally.
Considering the astronomical occupational risks, life insurance was prohibitively expensive for the first NASA astronauts.
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Humanity is a type 0 civilization. Here’s what types 1, 2, and 3 look like, according to physicist Michio Kaku.
Hermann Minkowski called Einstein a "lazybones" with a "not very solid" education. Less than 10 years later, he would eat his words.
Is immortality a tantalizing possibility or a philosophical paradox?