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Did the 20th century bring a breakthrough in how children are treated?
Reductionism offers a narrow view of the Universe that fails to explain reality.
For every good idea in evolution, there is an unintended consequence. Disease is often one of them.
What do communist dictators Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong have in common with U.S. Presidents like John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan? Hint: It’s the same thing they have in […]
Healthy people need healthy microbiomes from an early age.
Science can teach us so much about our planet, but something more must compel us to take care of it. If you want to understand our planet, the best way to […]
A lab identifies which genes are linked to abnormal repetitive behaviors found in addiction and schizophrenia.
Six denominations share the Holy Sepulcher, but not all between them is peace and love.
A revolution of the mind must occur in order for humanity to succeed on a finite planet.
Cannabidiol (CBD) seems to reduce the unpleasantness of pain, a finding that surprised the researchers behind a new, first-of-its-kind study.
Could a pill make you more moral? Should you take it if it could?
Complex organisms and living worlds couldn’t exist without these transitions. You couldn’t make the Universe we have today if everything were always the same. Although many philosophically favored the idea […]
Think you can hide your feelings pretty easily?
The answer seems to be a series of evolutionary trade-offs that help protect organs in women, according to a recent study.
Once a book is published, who gets to interpret it? Us or the author?
Scientists believe they have the answer, but philosophers prove them wrong.
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Why are rapture ideologies exploding?
A five-year-old reading a picture book in her pillow fort. A college student and his friends at the midnight matinee. A ninety-year-old watching her soaps. What do they have in […]
The size of rabbits and hares has long been evolutionarily constrained by competitors roughly their size.
American universities used to be small centers of rote learning, but three big ideas turned them into intellectual powerhouses.