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National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts stands to lose billions of dollars of student-loan debt if it can't prove ownership.
In one of our wildest episodes ever, comedian Jeff Garlin cuts the surprise clip short to call B.S. on neuroscience and complexity.
Does a good deed "pay off" a bad deed? A lot of people view their actions this way, says Scotty Hendricks.
From a Universe that went no bigger than our Milky Way to the trillions of galaxies in our expanding Universe, our knowledge increased one step at a time. “Gamow was fantastic […]
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Reality is whatever your body believes. Virtual reality knows how to hack that.
A new game called Factitious aims to help people determine real from fake news online. Will this work? Exploring ways to be more media literate.
Funnily enough, some humans carry one of the very same genes.
Hyperloop One announces completion of first successful full-system hyperloop test.
Every year, companies strive to acquire and retain top talent. The cost of recruiting a new employee compared to retaining a current one varies from one business to the next, […]
Nutritional science has increasingly begun to discover that the optimal diet should be an individualized solution, determined by many factors.
If all we had were hydrogen and helium after the Universe were born, we wouldn’t be here today. “The discovery of deuterium and the marked differences in the physical and chemical […]
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RIP pessimists, we barely knew you. Carnegie Mellon University's Professor Michael Scheier explains the impact your outlook has on the world inside of you, from your cells to your psychology.
The arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby was recently forced to forfeit thousands of illegally imported artifacts.
A lot goes into classifying a drug, not only it’s effects but how it alters the brain.
New research suggests that Tyrannosaurus Rex could only walk, not run, a big change in its ferocious image.
After a generation, we’re finally getting another close-up view. With the science we’re learning, we just might solve its mysteries. “Jupiter instead cooled down below the threshold for fusion, but […]
How do great ideas happen at the workplace? Often when good workers are left alone.
With quantum teleportation now occurring from Earth to satellites, how long is it before we can teleport a human being? “There would be no Star Trek unless there were transporter malfunctions.” -LeVar […]
All those donated clothes are interrupting production of local textiles.
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The most make-or-break aspect of job automation? How policy makers handle your transition into a new career.