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cultivated meat
It will be able to produce 22 million pounds of cultivated meat annually.
We might be dining on insect-based Christmas pies with robot-harvested algae on the side.
great books
These five great books should prompt us to work on what needs fixing the most in the world: ourselves.
covid drug
A new drug inhibits a human enzyme that coronaviruses hijack in order to replicate.
When we're stressed, our hormones and nervous system produce all sorts of odors.
battery
Lithium-ion batteries pose challenges for our transition toward renewable energy. Sodium-sulfur batteries might be a solution.
Parity tasks (such as odd and even categorisation) are considered abstract and high-level numerical concepts in humans.
"The Da Vinci Code" popularized the idea that Christians stole much of their theology. It's wrong, especially regarding Christmas.
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Climate change. War. Civil unrest. Is it responsible to have kids today?
Ada Lovelace’s skills with language, music, and needlepoint all contributed to her pioneering work in computing.
Some analysts predict that Amazon's revenue will double over the next five years.
Million Stories
weather forecast
"A modern five-day forecast is as accurate as a one-day forecast in 1980."
Lockman hole galaxy cluster herschel
All the things that surround and compose us didn't always exist. But describing their origin depends on what 'nothing' means.
Never stop looking at the skies in wonder.
Critical Thinking Training
From honing the art of perception to checking cognitive biases, here are a few techniques employees can learn in critical thinking training. 
"Lethal autonomous weapon" sounds friendlier than "killer robot."