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Geniuses and prodigies are captivating. But generalists rule the world.
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A surprising JWST discovery around Fomalhaut has a different, superior explanation: not a great dust cloud, but a mere background object.
George Orwell got it right: "Never use a long word where a short one will do."
If something exists, it is by definition natural.
The first-of-its-kind approval could change how we think about gene-edited foods.
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Your chronological age and your biological age aren’t the same thing. This ex-Yale professor explains how to tell the difference.
The cycles of life all rely on the dynamism of the Earth's crust.
But make sure you bring the fossegrim the proper offering—or else.
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Sabine Hossenfelder talks about Albert Einstein, dead grandmothers, the physics of aging, and more in this full interview with Big Think.
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Nobel Prize-winning scientist Paul Nurse defines the 5 core principles of life.
Cyberattacks are growing in number and sophistication.
Neuroscience is beginning to provide clues about the emergence of human consciousness.
John Templeton Foundation
If you think everyone around you is terrible, the joke may be on you.
The classic picture of Jupiter's great rocky core might be entirely wrong.
Raw food, paleo, gluten-free, detox, and ketogenic: All of these diet fads withered when subjected to scientific scrutiny.
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This network physicist is mapping the world's most significant data to create the most beautiful visualizations of information we have ever seen.
John Templeton Foundation
Massive objects like black holes, stars, and rogue planets routinely pass near our Solar System. An ensuing comet storm could destroy us.
The hallucinations that characterize schizophrenia may be due to a "reality threshold" that is lower than it should be.
Maintain peace of mind during tax season by correctly filling out your W-4.
Million Stories
A next-generation instrument on a delayed rover may be the key to answering the question of life on Mars.