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We are traveling in a realm that once exclusively belonged to the gods. Space travel will force humanity to rethink everything.
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Astronomer Michelle Thaller explains the healing power of physics after losing her husband.
The initial goal of AI was to create machines that think like humans. But that is not what happened at all.
Some effective altruists “earn to give” — they make as much money as they can and then donate most of it to charities.
No family is immune to money conflicts, no matter how much they love each other. Here’s what to look out for.
Conducting a thorough needs analysis requires care, curiosity, and open-mindedness.
Forgetfulness isn't always a "glitch" in our memories; it can be a tool to help us make sense of the present and plan for the future.
“We suffer more often in the imagination than in reality.”
Many people out there, including scientists, claim to have discovered a series of game-changing revolutions. Here's why we don't buy it.
Smoke taint from wildfires is gross, even to wine amateurs.
Experiments tell us quantum entanglement defies space and time.
Lawmen and outlaws were often the same people.
Most philosophers merely contemplate the world, but what about the ones who actually tried to change it?
In a study involving mice, scientists used two different techniques — one optogenetic and one pharmacologic — to recover "lost" memories.
The Universe isn't as "clumpy" as we think it should be.
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Chloé Valdary shares the ancient Stoic principle that can defeat modern despair.
The Universe certainly formed stars, at one point, for the very first time. But we haven't found them yet. Here's what everyone should know.
A toxicologist explains the impacts of antidepressants on fish — and no, they're not getting any happier.
Ancient humans crossed the Bering Strait land bridge from Asia into North America. But some of them went back.
Some experiences continue to pay dividends time and time again.
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