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While the unchecked ego might be popular at parties, it can get us into all kinds of trouble. Mark Epstein, MD combines psychotherapy and Buddhism to help people live with the self.
The thick sheets of ice at these eight sites could provide the reservoir of water necessary for human expeditions to Mars.
If nature makes equal amounts of matter and antimatter, how are we here? When you look out at the vastness of the Universe, at the planets, stars, galaxies, and all there […]
Bell Helicopter has just premiered its electric, self-piloting air taxi design at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Combining nanotechnology of two different varieties might be the game-changer we’ve always dreamed of. For as long as human beings have been writing about fantasy, myth, and science fiction, the dream […]
You can watch the Cosmos marathon right now, for free!
In the 1970s, the Australian moral philosopher Peter Singer began to argue that it is ethical to give parents the option to euthanise infants with disabilities.
The scientific quest for immortality is predicated on the belief that evidence may already exist in the form of Near-Death Experiences and reincarnation.
Flame-bearing birds streak out of mythology and straight into science.
Our bodies may fight Cas9 proteins.
In-person training programs were, at one time, the best way to help your employees learn new skills and to ensure that the lessons stuck. With an in-person training session, employees […]
Keeping a gratitude journal is good for you on a number of fronts.
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Twitter clarifies whether it would block any world leaders from its platform.
Short-term use isn’t a problem. Long-term use however may come with lots of side effects.
Bitcoin started at $.008, and today is worth over $12,000. What's the deal with other cryptocurrencies? We're here to help.
This new pill could make it easier for people to stick to the treatment.
In this video, Malcolm Gladwell, staff writer with The New Yorker magazine and author of four New York Times bestselling books, discusses what separates “geniuses” from the rest. In addition […]
A cosmic controversy is back, and at least one camp — perhaps both — is making an unidentified error. Ever since Hubble first discovered the relationship between a galaxy’s distance and its motion away […]