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Even though we’ve never seen them, here’s what we already know. “Suddenly whole new programs open up, things you can do that you could never do before. It’d be great scientifically, […]
Researchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School have developed a tattoo ink that could potentially be used to monitor medical conditions, with ink that changes in response to physical conditions.     
One of inflation’s cofounders has turned his back on the idea. But practically no one else is following him. Is he right? This article was written by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is […]
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Here's how the government improves your life without you knowing it.
Acupuncture has a bad rap in the scientific community, but can modern brain scanning techniques redeem it?
Chemists are surprised to find that berkelium electrons seem to live outside of quantum mechanics.
Other tech unveiled includes a (somewhat creepy) AI personal photographer, new VR gear, and a very affordable mini assistant.
Being a diverse organization means more than just filling out some quota for having minority groups on your teams and in your leadership roles. It means providing an inclusive work […]
Three eyes are so much better than two. Here’s why. “Einstein’s gravitational theory, which is said to be the greatest single achievement of theoretical physics, resulted in beautiful relations connecting gravitational […]
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Capitalism has hijacked our emotions and rewired us for instant gratification—but we can reclaim our lives by practicing deep hope.
Einstein believed in the unseen—like gravitational waves, ripples in space and time. Now, we can see this, as shown by the 2017 Nobel Prize physics winners.
“We are at least as dream-deprived as we are sleep-deprived." Dr. Naiman said.
Our phones often help promote depression and anxiety. These apps are fighting back. 
A new organization, Thorn, has been launched to help victims of a new crime called "sexploitation" in which abusers extort victims over the publication of intimate images.
A new study overturns the conventional thinking about how we focus our visual attention.
A new study examines how and why the world’s cultures identify and name colors.
After decades of research and analysis of geoscience data, the seventh largest geological continent officially exists.
It isn’t the rapture or some crazy prophesy, but science, that tells us when and how the end will come. “The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic […]
Nothing says "late great nation" like a new map of your country with its territory reduced