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Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek details the broad influence Albert Einstein had on his career, as well as society as a whole.
As children become more overscheduled, playtime decreases and the pressure to achieve increases. The cost of that trade-off is high.
Words of wisdom from Abraham Lincoln: "Our government rests in public opinion. Whoever can change public opinion, can change the government, practically just so much."
SAT scores are the lowest they've been in a decade, so we're making the test easier to take. What does that say about our data-obsessed culture?
Human population will rise to 9.7 billion by 2050 and further still to 11.2 billion by 2100. Not to mention global warming.
Take part in the biggest media campaign in history and spread awareness of UN's Global Goals for the next 15 years.
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Bill takes us on a journey through a skeptic's brain to answer a question about spiritual existence.
Only 0.1% of all stars will die in a type II supernova. This one’s running away so fast, it’s literally a “shocking” sight. “The thing is, when you see your […]
The cologne marketed to men as “catnip for women” actually works. Only, not on women, but on jungle cats. “The impact of an attacking tiger can be compared to that […]
Malta and Hungary are refugee giants, Spain and Poland are refugee dwarves.
In Singapore, National Night is a night for baby-making. What happens when governments sponsor procreation?
Researchers develop an AI system that will predict how bad pollution will be in China's cities 72 hours in advance.
We're seeing a shift in our economy toward subscription-based programs.
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Harvard Business School professor Bill George says more people of character ought to run for office... but probably won't.
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Columbia University forensic psychiatrist Michael Stone dispels common myths about the intersection of violent acts and mental health disorders.
Is it possible, how would it affect us, and would we be destroyed as a result? “There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is […]
The quality of discourse over the new logo has skewed toward the low social media standard, although there are some smart and introspective things to be said for and about Google's sudden shift.
Scientists are becoming increasingly certain that all the stuff we put through our digestive system is making a major impact on our state of mind.
Biases and flaws are like foreheads — it’s easier to see others’ than your own. So our most cherished beliefs should be tested by rigorous bias-balancing processes.
A sociologist has launched a blistering attack on his own field, but the problem he addresses is something that affects us all.