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If you're trying to hide how you feel about something, be careful with your hands.
Most electric car charging is done at night. A grid powered mostly by renewable energy might not be able to meet demand, but there is a solution.
Sigmund Freud statue
Sigmund Freud developed the decidedly unscientific principles of psychoanalysis in a time when most psychologists were trying to join the ranks of chemists and medical doctors.
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The Big Bang is commonly misunderstood, warping our understanding about the Universe's size and shape.
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Expressing gratitude encourages others to continue being generous, promoting a cycle of goodness.
We have two descriptions of the Universe that work perfectly well: General Relativity and quantum physics. Too bad they don't work together.
Talking to yourself seems to yield real benefits, from boosts in cognitive performance to improved emotional regulation.
Scallop shells have accompanied pilgrims to and from Santiago de Compostela for centuries, for more than one reason
A vintage illustration of a person's head in profile, with diagrams of astronomical and conceptual systems overlaying the brain to evoke themes of consciousness, set against a yellow background.
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Is science destined to crack the code of consciousness—and how would we even go about it?
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The researchers and patients are excited to see if color vision will develop over time.
Three reasons why a radically better future is more likely than we think.
We could even benefit from more whataboutisms — if they're used properly.
Sooner or later, Earth is going to be hit by a large enough space object to cause significant damage to humanity. Stopping them isn't easy.
testosterone
The recipe for a perfect date night: a rom-com, a bowl of popcorn, and a syringe of testosterone — at least for gerbils, anyway.
Short-hop regional flights could be running on batteries in a few years.
Fluphenazine, once used to treat schizophrenia, is capable of blocking a compound connected to chronic pain.
The artifacts were often made from found objects – an Ivory dish-soap bottle transformed into an earthenware figure.
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Americans are more willing to put the greater good above their own interests today than in the 1950s.
On New Year's Eve 1899, the captain of this Pacific steamliner sailed into history. Or did he?
tribalism
From politics to culture, we blame “tribalism” for humanity’s problems. This explanation is entirely wrong.
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