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The physicist scoffed at the idea of quantum entanglement, calling it "spooky action at a distance." And while it has in fact been proven to exist, this entanglement can’t be […]
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In economies that have grown extremely fast over the last few decades, not only are women and men equal in terms of literacy, but in many cases there's more women […]
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Generally speaking, women are starting to be as healthy and almost as educated as men around the world. And yet they are not being channeled into the economy and not […]
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Research by the World Economic Forum seeks to quantify how nations are dividing resources between women and men—regardless of whether the countries are rich or poor.
Dogs and other furry mammals shake to dry themselves off. Experimenters at the Georgia Institute of Technology calculated how fast an animal has to oscillate to overcome surface tension and throw water off its hairs.
Colombia A number of Eruptions readers have noted reports that Galeras in Colombia appears to be increasing its activity this week. Well, the rumors are true - an official from […]
Insects' benefits are valued at £134bn and coral's at £109bn in a pioneering report equating biodiversity to cash in the hope of encouraging conservation.
Heuristics are cognitive rules of thumb we all use in routine decision-making and yet the concept is little known outside the labs and offices of academia.
"We would all be better off — Muslim Americans first and foremost —if we could have a more open discussion about Islam, Islamic militancy and what ... it means to be Muslim."
"I’m as concerned about startups using Rapleaf’s API as I am about how the company continues to mine data from huge data-rich social services such as LinkedIn."
"California is not just deciding whether pot should be legal. It’s determining the shape of a major new American industry."
Ross Douthat: "I’m cautiously optimistic that the Cameron government is taking the right course in Britain — and somewhat more pessimistic about America’s capacity to follow suit."
Finding frozen water in some parts of the moon has implications for space exploration including the possible supply of water and oxygen for a manned moonbase.
"Chancellor Angela Merkel says multiculturalism has been an utter failure in Germany... But is it really such a bad thing when immigrant groups prefer to be among themselves?"
"A marathoner’s worst nightmare — hitting 'the wall' — may be completely avoidable if athletes adhere to personalized pace limits proposed by a biomedical engineer and runner.
"Foreign occupation, not religious fervor, is the primary motivation behind this form of terrorism."
What if you had a crystal ball that could predict the rise and fall of the stock market? Or that predicted which candidate would win the election and thus if […]
There is a popular narrative in the West that Islam is sexist. But aside from fundamentalist practices like honor killings, does moderate Islam actually deny women freedoms?
Conservatives have long accused billionaire George Soros of funding activist watchdog group Media Matters. Soros has been suspected of being behind every liberal group after giving more than $23 million […]
Do you acquire power and exercise control with assertive authority like Secretary of State Hillary Clinton—or do you lead with sociable consensus like media queen Oprah Winfrey? Take this Big Think quiz to find which well-known female leader your style is most like.