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The quadratic formula isn't just something that teachers use to torture algebra students. The Babylonians once used it to calculate taxes.
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It’s not a glitch in the matrix. It’s not the Mandela effect. There’s actually a scientific reason you remember things wrong.
The Poisson distribution has everyday applications in science, finance, and insurance. To compare the results of some biomedical studies, more people ought to be familiar with it.
If your partner is not helping build a better you, is it time for a better partner?
The ten greatest ideas in science form the bedrock of modern biology, chemistry, and physics. Everyone should be familiar with them.
America’s war in Southeast Asia is fading fast from memory. These maps offer a horrific reminder.
The big-picture physics is simple – let gravity do its job.
Get stronger in only three seconds per day? New research shows that it is possible.
Thich Nhat Hanh, the late Vietnamese monk, thought walking could be a profound contemplative practice.
In general, 5G is not a threat to human health or activities, but there are some legitimate questions about interference with airplane instruments.
There are good historical reasons why Germans are suspicious of surveillance.
Yes, the Universe is expanding, but you might wonder, "How fast is it expanding?"
Please stop calling our Sun an "average star." It is philosophically dubious and astronomically incorrect.
Historically, periods of mass flourishing are underpinned by technological revolutions. Currently, we are undergoing a technological revolution unlike anything the world has ever seen.
Although saying the wrong thing could often get you killed in ancient civilizations, history shows that the ideal of free speech has deep roots.
And what if both parties are skilled at mirroring each other? Will it produce a stalemate?
65 million years ago, an asteroid strike caused the 5th great mass extinction. Could we save Earth, today, from a similar event?
Learning and development leaders can play a key role in fostering inclusion in the workplace, improving creativity and innovation in the process.
The Universe has asymmetries, but that's a good thing. Imperfections are essential for the existence of stars and even life itself.
Implicit bias may be outside your conscious control, but that doesn’t mean change is.