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The ability of exercise to improve how our body clocks run may be especially effective in the afternoon, say researchers at UCLA's Brain Research Institute who studied how exercise affects mice.
The condom has remained essentially unchanged since the 1920s but now researchers at the University of Michigan are proposing a high-tech polymer as the next-generation contraceptive.
There is no way to understand tragedies like these in an ontological framework of the cosmos.
Now that more kids have cellphones at younger ages, teachers and administrators are looking for ways in which they can be used to benefit everyone
We're talking about diversity in the skeptical community again, this time occasioned by some unfortunate and ignorant comments from Michael Shermer about atheism and skepticism being "a guy thing", which […]
Last weekend I published a post titled, “The World is Getting Worse (And Other Lies)” in which I shared some inspiring data and anecdotes that have helped me to embrace […]
The killing of 20 schoolchildren in Newtown, Connecticut has shocked a nation that had become numb to violence. Is it even possible to make sense of such a horrendous crime? Michael Stone, […]
If art is designed to provoke the passions, it does not confine itself to the pleasant ones.
As speculations over the future of Hillary Clinton mount, her tenure at the U.S. Department of State is – seemingly – drawing to a conclusion, leaving behind a very distinguishable […]
Most speakers already know how online life has changed the language. What many may not be aware of is the growing effect of hybrids such as "Hinglish" and "Konglish" that, pre-Internet, were confined to specific groups.
A newly published study examining moral beliefs among self-described liberals, moderates and conservatives reveals that liberals are the worst at stereotyping other groups as well as their own.
StraighterLine, a supplier of low-cost online college courses, recently unveiled a new service that allows professors to sell their courses to students and offer amenities, such as office hours, for an additional price.
A team of designers and programmers are creating an iconography for online privacy that would display warnings about individual sites when you enter them.
All throughout this year, I've been hearing people excitedly claiming that December 21, 2012, one week from today, will be the date of some major world event. Amusingly, the many […]
Weiwei-isms distills Ai Weiwei’s thinking on the topics of individual rights and freedom of expression.
How confident are scientists that world won't end on December 21? Here's a Neil deGrasse Tyson tweet from several weeks ago: Tyson is not alone. NASA scientists are also so […]
US officials continue to maintain as they have publicly for some time that in Yemen the US is only targeting the top 10-15 leaders of AQAP, whom it believes are […]
Close to one-fifth of the world has no access to a power grid, and for many others, access is spotty and inconsistent. A New York startup now offers an affordable, lightweight solution.
Scientists have succeeded in shaping a solar cell into a fiber that's flexible enough to be woven into a fabric that can be used to power an electronic device.
It's that time of the year again when techno pundits are once again breathlessly telling us all about the technology and innovation trends that will be big in 2013. That's […]