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A new study by the European Commission found that video game piracy may increase the downloading of legitimate games by 24%.
While 50% of people say they’ve had a lucid dream, only 20% have them regularly.
Mark Twain once said that God created war so that Americans would learn geography. Twain died before World War I, but his sardonic remark still has meaning.
New research at USC shows universal brain activity in the comprehension of stories for the first time.
It isn’t just the morality that’s dubious in the newest iteration of Star Trek. “If I die trying but I’m inadequate to the task to make a course change in the […]
Of course, the reality is even worse than these maps suggest.
Another week, another fresh batch of comments straight out of the Facebook. Did you make the cut?
Technology is allowing us to quantify exercise like never before, but turning activity into a game may be the most successful way to encourage fitness yet.
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Get mad when you read the news these days? It's more than just what you're reading. When you perceives unfairness or inequality, says Molly Crockett, the brain receives it more-so as an attack on identity.
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Should America stay out of other civil wars in other countries? This expert argues for rebel forces winning on their own terms.
New studies shed light on how Neanderthal DNA is affecting the appearance and behavior of modern humans.
Gulp. Is that you, Santa?
When asked if they had "many opportunities" to find success in their careers, 70% of the young people surveyed said "yes".
The results of this study may help scientists devise new drugs for pain and nicotine addiction.
Denying the possibility of immoral actions may be the very basis of our society.
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Americans are inherently a little crazy. But now the crazy is being enabled by politicians in the White House and by the internet. How exactly did it get so bad?
Socrates: what a dummy.
Tesla founder Elon Musk is in talks with the governor of Puerto Rico to help rebuild the island’s power grid using Tesla technologies.
Why not just put your detectors in place of a giant mirror? “Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.” -Yousuf […]
Scientists discover that ice in space bubbles, pops, and flows.