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New research pinpoints the neurons responsible for your choices.
Machine learning is a powerful and imperfect tool that should not go unmonitored.
Here are 5 ways to make your workplace better and your workforce happier.
Despite the claims of one of Earth’s newest Nobel Laureates, the data doesn’t lie. One of the greatest scientific successes of the past century was the theory of the hot Big […]
An overfished planet needs a better solution. Fortunately, it's coming.
Regardless of your age, incorporate the piano into your life for better health.
Mosquitoes can taste your blood using unique sensory abilities. Can we use that to keep them off us?
Congratulations to Penrose, Ghez and Genzel, and to black hole enthusiasts everywhere. On October 6, 2020, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded towards research in black holes. 50% of […]
In some situations, asking "what if everyone did that?" is a common strategy for judging whether an action is right or wrong.
From novels to movies and beyond, this 11-course bundle will jumpstart your writing career.
Want some crazy space phenomena? You don't have to leave the neighborhood for it.
Scientists confirm that slow blinks are an effective way to connect with a cat.
We’ve argued over ideology for far too long. It’s time to pick a better route to prosperity. In every civilized society around the world, there’s a trade-off that must be […]
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Law professor Ganesh Sitaraman explains why America has never achieved true democracy—and how it can.
Researchers explore the "complex web of connections" in your brain that allows you to make split second decisions.
Noise pollution is terrible for our health, yet we don't discuss it often enough.
New research explains why the Moon's crust is magnetized by debunking one long-standing theory.
The sudden prevalence of an artery in the forearm is evidence that we're still very much a work in progress.