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13.8 billion years isn’t close to enough time, but if we wait long enough, even our Sun will become one. The Big Bang happened approximately 13.8 billion years ago, and it […]
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We are hurtling through space. But where are we going?
If the only advice you've heard on public speaking is to imagine the audience in their underwear, this article's for you.
“Doing any sort of creative work takes so much intellectual tussle that if there’s any way you can escape from it, you will.” So says Tina Brown, founder of the […]
The owner's personality was the most important factor in examining the stress-hormone relationship between pet and owner.
What causes people to retreat into their homes indefinitely?
Is it time we outlaw circus animals altogether?
New Zealand's recent budget policy puts the health and well-being of its citizens over economic growth.
That's five more unicorns than the previous three years combined.
If you look everywhere between the numbers 1 and 2, you’ll never find 3. Let’s say you have an idea about how our physical reality might be different from how we […]
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Here's how we can use the concept of "impact impression" for criminal reform.
Charles Koch Foundation
Templeton Prize winner Marcelo Gleiser on knowledge, the endless frontier.
YouTube's constantly changing hate speech and harassment policies beg the question: Where exactly is the line?
Sobering accounts from one of the most pivotal battles in world history.
With the interest of these tech giants, it looks like cryptocurrencies are here to stay.
Extensive research at Yale signals the future of personalized medicine
When it comes to climate change, today's airplane pollution is a real problem.
The solar eclipse of May 29, 1919, was the nail in the coffin of a Newtonian Universe. On May 29, 1919, the world changed forever. For hundreds of years, Isaac […]
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When should you censor yourself, and when should you speak up? Emily Chamlee-Wright explains moral philosopher Adam Smith's 'impartial spectator'.
Institute for Humane Studies
Walmart is selling "snake oil," said the general counsel of the organization bringing the lawsuit.