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Yorkicystis lived during the “Cambrian explosion,” 539 million to 485 million years ago – hundreds of million years before the dinosaurs.
personal branding
Brands manufacture meaning through consensus; people must strive to create their own.
If argumentation led to nothing, it would soon be thrown into the evolutionary dustbin.
A woman cradles a baby while surrounded by four children in a rustic kitchen, with dishes on shelves and blue sky outside—a heartwarming scene that might inspire thoughts like, should I have kids?.
4mins
Kids don’t always make you happier. Here’s why people have them anyway.
John Templeton Foundation
the power of branding
6mins
Branding isn’t buzz — we’ve been doing it for thousands of years.
Yes, there are reasons to worry about Twitter, but it's not about the bots.
just asking questions
Media provocateurs and conspiracy theorists insist that they're "just asking questions." No, they aren’t.
naive realism
We tend to assume our view of the world is objective and accurate rather than subjective and biased — which is what it really is.
crayfish
All marbled crayfish descended from a single clone discovered in Heidelberg, Germany in 1995. 
exercise pill
"Lac-Phe" grants obese mice the benefits of exercise — without exercising. But don't expect an "exercise pill."
extraterrestrial
There are billions of potentially inhabited planets in the Milky Way alone. Here's how NASA will at last discover and measure them.
Jokes so cheesy even French philosophers will love them.
Fire-retardant gels and slimes combine the best attributes of water and foam.
"The Soul of a New Machine" provides a rare level of insight into the minds and decisions of humanity's greatest thinkers.
The ancient Maya enjoyed filling their teeth with gemstones. A new study reveals how the procedure was done and how it didn't kill them.
A hand holding a whip with multiple knotted tails against a solid orange background, subtly hinting at themes of discipline and exploring why suffering is good.
5mins
There are two kinds of suffering. One is pure pain. The other makes life worth living.
John Templeton Foundation
how many planets
Do you think you know the Solar System? Here's a fact about each planet that might surprise you when you see it!
One home was printed in 28 hours. Now, Alquist 3D is building 200 more.
What Odysseus needed from his father was something more important: the comfort of being a son.