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The term “hodl” originated in a drunken post about Bitcoin from 2013, but it’s evolved into a movement in the cryptocurrency community.
Facebook announces a new unit of time called the “flick” that simplifies the creation of VR content.
Harvard's theoretical physicist Lisa Randall links the extinction of the dinosaurs to the mysterious "dark matter".
The neutron star-neutron star merger was initially only seen in 1 detector out of 3. Here’s how scientists didn’t let it slip away. On August 17th, 2017, a gravitational wave event […]
University of Bristol scientists find a way to levitate large objects with sound waves.
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Think you detect some grade-A baloney? Here's how you can tell for sure.
Science Debate asks 2018 candidates to discuss their views on 10 vital scientific policy issues.
Neuroscientists are now starting to put TMR to work.
In her book, The Power of Meaning, Emily Esfahani Smith details the four pillars of meaning, arguing that they're much more important than chasing happiness.
CEO pay is based on...well, I don't really know what. But it's almost never based on performance, and many CEOs fail miserably while collecting a huge paycheck. Not Elon Musk.
It’s the first time the U.S. has fallen off the top 10 list since Bloomberg began its index.
Musk is about more than Teslas and rockets.
Even if it can’t detect them directly, we’ll learn the answer. Here’s how. Perhaps the most revolutionary find of the past generation, when we think about the Universe beyond Earth, is […]
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If there’s other intelligent life in the universe, is it very different from us, or is it very similar? First we have to know where our species is headed, says NASA's Michelle Thaller.
Over a 100 North Korean ships have washed up on Japan's shores since the start of 2017.
These findings will revolutionize power production, lighting, semiconductors, and informational displays.
Do we really believe everything we say? Are you always trying to establish the truth when you argue? This thought experiment will help answer these questions.
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." – Former US Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis
The U.S. government has shut down 18 times in the past four decades, but this most recent instance has proven unique.
What is the what about the squat? And have we reached some sort of squatting vogue moment?