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What explains our propensity to blame the victim, even in cases of sexual assault and rape? A true story of sexual crime in America reveals some key misunderstandings we may all hold.
A very useful Venn diagram illustrates this concept perfectly.
Environmental concerns have caused some to opt-out of reproduction, both to help the planet and to protect their would-be children.
Need more astronomical phenomena in your life? We've got you covered.
What's the secret language of depression?
Think the increase in revenue will influence some farmers to make the switch?
Wild boars in the sewers of London. Augmented humans of the future. Jason's high school friend, celebrated children's author Jacob Sager Weinstein, on imaginary histories and possible futures.
Today's launch of the Falcon Heavy is being streamed all over the Internet this afternoon
Amongst other reasons, because they don't mind planes.
Elegance, beauty, and mathematical precision makes for a compelling story and an exquisite model. But it doesn’t make it right. Scientific theories, at their best, are simple, straightforward, full of predictive […]
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Want to bet on yourself? Here's a lesson in embracing uncertainty from former World Series poker champion Annie Duke.
We should stop “celebrating” Valentines Day in elementary-school classrooms.
What if entanglement also occurs across time? Is there such a thing as temporal nonlocality?
Dodge Ram has drawn the ire of social media after using audio clips of a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speech in a commercial that ran during Super Bowl LII.
Have you been feeling like democracy is in trouble lately? According to this report, you're right.
If you blinked—or if you were in the wrong market—you might have missed a commercial for Scientology during the Super Bowl. You probably also missed the Twitter pushback.
Plus, how the mycelium network’s destruction could, physically, actually end life in the Universe. Imagine taking a seemingly impossible journey: traveling to another Universe on a network of biological spores […]
Comments are the lifeblood of internet discussion. Here's some of the best one from this week. Did you make the cut?
The answer is a resounding yes—but not if it's loaded with sugar and milk products.
The first medicinal marijuana patient in Texas uses it to treat severe epilepsy. And although 10 companies are allowed to grow marijuana within Texas state borders, the substance itself is still illegal.