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When we limit the clash of ideas, we ultimately hinder progress for the entire society.
Institute for Humane Studies
A new study from NASA and the SETI Institute comes up with an exciting number of potentially life-supporting planets.
What qualifies someone for the top position in American government?
A Stanford study explores the effect of multitasking on memory in young adults.
Both social media companies plan to implement special protocols on Tuesday as election results begin rolling in.
A new study tracks the human-dog relationship through DNA.
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We make school kids read "Lord of the Flies"—but it's only half the story.
"Such studies will lead to a better understanding of brain development in both autistic and typical individuals."
And the Macho King, Randy Savage! Over this coming week, things will be quiet here at Starts With A Bang, as I’ll be taking the next week off. But to help […]
Partisan division has reached its peak, shows an alarming new study that identifies three crucial components.
Lack of communication and collaboration are the biggest struggles facing remote workers.
The researchers trained the model on tens of thousands of samples of coughs, as well as spoken words.
Anastasia lives alone in perfect harmony with nature – or so the story goes – and nature serves her devotedly.
Work that can break down the body can also break down the mind.
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Monopolies wield an immense amount of economic and political power and influence. So what can we do to make the economy more equitable?
A new study seeks to understand why the average body temperature is no longer 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
If we want our conclusions to be meaningful, our data had better be robust. When it comes to the Universe, there’s a whole lot that doesn’t add up. All the matter […]
The negative associations of introversion help to explain why loneliness now carries such social stigma.