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Recent claims put LK-99 as the first room temperature, ambient pressure superconductor ever. Has the game changed, or is it merely hype?
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Psychopathic tendencies may be present to some extent in all of us. New research is reframing this often sensationalized and maligned set of traits and finding some positive twists.
The demixed Beatles are shown in a crowd of people at the Hollywood Bowl.
Engineer James Clarke liberated John, Paul, George, and Ringo from their mono and stereo straitjackets using algorithms at Abbey Road.
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Big Think covered the 2012 study shortly after it was published. We are now correcting the record.
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If we're going to discuss oceanography and climate change, we should at least identify the currents correctly.
An infographic displaying the various types of work preferences according to Myers-Briggs.
If you’ve looked for a job recently, you may have encountered the personality test. You may also have wondered if it was backed by scientific research.
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Giambattista della Porta's contributions to codebreaking changed the course of communication.
A creative spark ignites amidst darkness.
Scott Dikkers discusses comedy, the creative process, and life lessons learned playing peekaboo.
A night sky filled with numerous shooting stars during the Perseid meteor shower.
Each year in mid-August, Earth plows through the debris stream of an enormous comet, creating the Perseids. 2023's show will be magnificent!
A man is laying on the ground next to an escalator.
While the steep rise of inequality in the United States is well-known, long-run data on the incomes of the richest shows countries have followed a variety of trajectories.
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Why does the DMT experience feel so familiar to some people — even those who are trying the psychedelic for the first time?
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From the laying out of the body plan to the organization and functioning of our nervous system, cells rule gene expression and make us who and what we are.
A black and white drawing of a **shark** with its mouth open.
If cocaine affects sharks at all, it does so as an anesthetic, not as a stimulant.
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Even with the quantum rules governing the Universe, there are limits to what matter can withstand. Beyond that, black holes are unavoidable.
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What better explains the prevalence of heavy metal in Scandinavian countries: culture or economy?
A man overseeing a herd of cows in an animal agriculture setting.
Lab-grown meat may work better as a complement to animal agriculture rather than a replacement of it.
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A study involving nearly 2,000 people found links between personality traits and the likelihood of moving toward or away from dementia.
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We know that humans are an intelligent species. But this biologist breaks down the intelligence of each of our cells — and it will blow your mind.