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The title sequence to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is memorable for its minimalistic, sleek design. But what do those graphics actually say?
Though it looks promising, there are some issues to work out before it becomes widespread.
New research on mice at UCLA could hold a key for humans with sleep disorders.
The pharmaceutical industry excels at exploiting the free market by making recovery often inaccessible.
Imagine getting imperceptibly high, then playing Chinese strategy game 'Go'. This is the experiment the Beckley Foundation will run to test the value of LSD microdosing.
That number is far bigger than anyone expected, but physics doesn’t lie. “Our first priority was making sure we weren’t fooling ourselves.” -Keith Riles, LIGO team member How many black holes are […]
Wait, what date is it really? How we gauge our sense of time hasn't always been so consistent.
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The only thing between you and your better self is your brain. Programmed to maximize short term reward, we often find ourselves struggling between what we want and what we want to want.
A new UN report challenges the global human rights community to consider Universal Basic Income.
One study supports imposing artificial restrictions in order to goose creativity.
Apparently bees can understand zero, making them the first invertebrate members of an exclusive club.
Organizations are constantly seeking ways to make their teams smarter in a short span of time. Accelerated learning programs provide businesses more time to produce results and limit time spent […]
The newest viral video is from... 1947?
It isn’t about saving us from aliens at all. “To be on my very first spacewalk, to be outside, and to have contamination in my suit to the point that I […]
One philosopher believes psychedelic drugs are a gateway to truth and knowledge.
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Richard Dawkins responds to the Alt-Right, Trump's policies, and discusses the evil potential of ideology.
Scientists have used CRISPR-Cas9 to clone virus-free piglets as organ donors for humans.
In his new book, Why Buddhism is True, Robert Wright admits he's bad at meditation—and that's part of his success.
A recent study examines the ways in which spouses affect an individual's tendency to pursue challenging and rewarded opportunities.
This season of Game of Thrones has been especially political, and episode 7 relates to the social and political climate of the U.S. like never before.