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A map of "I love you" in various European languages
How to say “I love you” in Basque, the "most loving" cities around the world, and where most of America’s singles live — and so much more!
Your brain may notice fearful faces, even if you don't consciously realize it.
It’s sustainable, nutritious and delicious. Scientists need to ramp up efforts to meet this urgent need.
A study out of Sweden shows that the highest earning men are slightly less intelligent than those just below them on the economic ladder.
Books stacked in a library
Instead of walking a mile in someone’s shoes, try reading a chapter in their book.
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Poker pro Maria Konnikova on how to recognize which details matter and master the science of deduction.
halo evolve cosmic time millennium II
Generations ago, cosmologists asserted that the Universe might not just be the same in all directions, but at all times. But is that true?
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The pathogen typically kills more than 90% of people it infects.
Sex, it turns out, isn’t as easy or simple as popular culture might lead us to believe.
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Some microbes can withstand Earth's most inhospitable corners, hinting that life may be able to survive similarly extreme conditions on other worlds.
Without the time to mentally disengage from work, people can slip into burnout.
Ghosts of andromeda molecular clouds
A fascinating 90 minute podcast between Dr. Ivanna Escala and Ethan Siegel on Starts With A Bang!
fastest shoes
They cost $1,400 and will make you feel like you’re always on a moving sidewalk.
Surveillance camera
Whether in Russia or China, the secret police are defined by their unquestioning loyalty — as well as by their poor career prospects.
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The answer to the age-old philosophical question of whether there is meaning in the Universe may ultimately rest upon the power of information.
John Templeton Foundation
Almost 18,000 projects, brought together on one clickable map.
According to Peter Ward's "Medea hypothesis," photosynthesizing organisms regularly doom most life on Earth by over-consuming carbon dioxide.
A wide-scale examination of early Neolithic human skeletons reveals the violent history of a supposedly peaceful period.