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Once upon a time, hope meant confronting suffering, not avoiding it. Have overly sugary connotations about hope diminished its true grit?
Elon Musk is without doubt one of the great visionaries of our age. But how did he get there?
The largest study of its kind show a direct link between intelligence and mortality. The implications are huge.
Did they perform their analysis sub-optimally? Maybe. But gravitational waves were seen no matter what. “We hope that interested people will repeat our calculations and will make up their own minds […]
The popular concept of introversion often differs from how psychologists define the term, but a new model seeks to clarify exactly what being an introvert means.
Stoicism and Buddhism are two of the oldest, and well known, schools of thought in the world. Would Marcus Aurelius, a famous Roman stoic, be a Buddhist today?
The Tour is both the oldest and most popular of the world's major cycling races. The Tour has been to Holland more often than it has been to Corsica.
How to stay safe and prepare yourself for the show of a lifetime! “Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse […]
A new study looks at how to make a successful smile.
With the American prison system coming under fire for being inhumane, could philosophy provide some much needed compassion to its prisoners?
Research shows that people with heart problems and diabetes are being misdiagnosed. Solving that is going to take an overhaul of our medical system.
Here's why you should try to fit less—not more—into each day.
Key logic in America’s founding documents is now too often neglected. Do you know what “the Declaration” lists as the first justification for America’s Independence?
A pioneering study provides a detailed look at how the U.S. economy will suffer from climate change.
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Interest in learning certain skills, like computer science, can wax and wane with economic opportunity and job availability. But Gene Luen-Yang explains why it's a valuable skill in any season.
At 7,000 light years away, are they even still there today? “There’s no difference between a pessimist who says, “Oh it’s hopeless, so don’t bother doing anything.” and an optimist who […]
The Finnish government is giving its citizens money, plain and simple. But what's the catch? And will it work?
New studies look at possible age limits to the human lifespan.
Should we create a new interpretation of masculinity or build a gender neutral world?
Anti-vaxers have some questions about vaccine safety, here we give the answers.