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Wherever automation rises, religiosity falls.
Do you really need a monstrous upbringing to make monsters?
When the average person has a "theory," they're just guessing. But for a scientist, a theory is the pinnacle of what we can achieve.
Whether you’re a leader looking to ramp up team output or just trying to improve your skill set, hard work alone is not enough.
Nero’s reputation as one of the most malevolent emperors in Roman history might be partly slander.
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Gravity defies quantum mechanics. What does that mean for a theory of everything?
The "Ring Nebula," known for almost 250 years, is so much more than a Ring. With JWST's capabilities, we're seeing more than ever before.
By looking down, scientists are looking back in time.
Life in the supremely vast cosmos is incredibly rare. We need a new vision for our living planet and for ourselves.
"They decreased their drinking to the point that it was so low we didn’t record a blood-alcohol level."
Six hundred years in the history of trousers.
If you see life as only a source of suffering and misery, why bring anyone else into that? This belief, called anti-natalism, is on the rise.
AI is helping us replace petrochemicals with natural enzymes.
"The more I unleash myself from the tethers of domestication, the happier I feel."
According to bushido, your life is of secondary importance to key virtues, like honor, loyalty, and justice.
A few key moments are linked to significant shifts in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
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This biologist built a living robot from frog cells — and it could hold the key to the future of regenerative medicine.
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Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki explains why zero anxiety isn’t the goal.
The Universe isn't just expanding, the expansion is also accelerating. If that's true, how will the Milky Way and Andromeda eventually merge?
Despite the vast number of planets in the Universe, Earth's specific evolutionary history guarantees that its life forms — including humans — are utterly unique.