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Researchers advance machine learning to create videos of people from single stills and paintings.
Neither one reflects the other; they’re both blue for entirely different reasons. If you’ve ever been curious about the world you live in, you’ve probably wondered why the sky is […]
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Neuroscience is working to conquer some of the human body's cruelest conditions: Paralysis, brain disease, and schizophrenia.
A recent study gives new meaning to the saying "fake it 'til you make it."
If a fetus is a person, would it be a citizen too?
Why do all of our virtual assistants have a female voice?
No one should be drinking more than 8oz. a day. Here's why.
 The way in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional detective Sherlock Holmes solves even the most challenging of mysteries is more than just dazzling fun. In fact, says Maria Konnikova, author […]
There are real problems that our society faces, and only through expert-level knowledge can we solve them. All across the country, you can see how the seeds of it develop from […]
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As religious diversity increases in the United States, we must learn to channel religious identity into interfaith cooperation.
Charles Koch Foundation
A new Gallup polls shows the rising support for socialism in the United States.
Finally, a means for battling the anti-vaccination movement.
In her new documentary, Maxine Trump tackles the topic of choosing not to procreate.
The cosmic story of us wasn’t inevitable, but the culmination of many chance events. By the time our planet was four billion years old, the rise of large plants and animals […]
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Moral grandstanding is a vanity project that sabotages public discourse says moral philosopher Brandon Warmke.
Institute for Humane Studies
And other questions people brought to an "Ask the Philosopher" booth in New York City.
If you thought your mother was pushy in her pursuit of grandchildren, wait until you learn about bonobo mothers.