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race
A clever neuroscience experiment shows that the "other-race effect" is likely due to a lack of experience and perceptual expertise rather than racism.
A silhouetted figure with outstretched arms appears in bright, radiant light against a blue sky, evoking an ethereal effect that invites reflection on arguments against God.
“The very best arguments against God have been formulated by believers.”
John Templeton Foundation
plinko
The game of Plinko perfectly illustrates chaos theory. Even with indistinguishable initial conditions, the outcome is always uncertain.
cognitive fatigue
Cognitive fatigue results from thinking too hard and long. Neuroscientists now believe they know why this occurs.
cement
Scientists turn to nature to improve a ubiquitous building material.
short-term thinking
Short-termism is both rooted in our most primal instincts and encouraged by runaway technological development. How can we fight it?
He couldn't identify the numbers 2 through 9. But strangely, he could still see ones and zeros.
When scientists tested this hydrogel on mice, they had cleaner teeth than most humans.
We're still using 800,000 gallons of embalming fluid a year, but burials are becoming far less common.
A softly colored illustration of a double rainbow arches over a calm blue sea under a pastel sky, evoking harmony between religion and science.
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Some scientists see religion as a threat to the scientific method that should be resisted. But faith "is really asking a different set of questions," says Collins.
John Templeton Foundation
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At their cores, stars can reach many millions or even billions of degrees. But even that doesn't touch the hottest of all.
Americans on average consumed about 58 pounds of beef and veal in 2019 – compared with a global average of 14 pounds.
The key problem with the dark matter hypothesis is that nobody knows what form dark matter might take.
Video cameras on city streets are only the most visible way your movements can be tracked.
The phenomenon of “digital dementia” might not be real after all.