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A new study shows the effectiveness of medical marijuana in preventing the abuse of prescription drugs.
Everything is made of quarks, leptons, photons, and gluons, yet everything comes with a finite, non-zero size. “There’s something about sitting alone in the dark that reminds you how big the […]
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Will A.I. take us over, and one day look back on this time period as the dawn of their civilization? Richard Dawkins posits an interesting idea, or at the very least a premise to a good science-fiction novel.
The list of issues reported by Transport for London is shocking.
Sen. John McCain announced he'll be voting against GOP legislation that would repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Writer Kurt Andersen on passionate kookiness as the American Way.
If not for the indeterminate nature of matter, the Sun would never be able to shine. “The bedrock nature of space and time and the unification of cosmos and quantum are […]
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Why do first-world ailments get cured faster than global health crises? Because Big Pharma doesn’t serve sick people, it serves rich people—let's change that.
There’s a special reason these generally solo cephalopods have decided to cohabitate.
Scientists develop the first robots capable of merging into a single-minded unit.
It isn’t just a theory; it’s the best way we have to make sense of everything that exists. “The physicist is like someone who’s watching people playing chess and, after watching […]
NASA discovers a surprisingly dark planet about 1,400 light years away.
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Rabbi Darren Levine explains how the psychology of happiness intersects with religious practice.
Hundreds of millions globally could be impacted in a significant way.
Researchers are looking for, and finding, effective methods for dealing with pain that don't require drugs.
The research isn't all negative.
“These facts have been presented time and again, year after year, for decades,” DiCaprio says. “Quite simply, we are knowingly doing this to ourselves."
In an analysis of more than 140 million of its U.S. members, LinkedIn identified a key difference between how men and women present themselves in their profiles.
A new study from the Mayo Clinic says that letting dogs in the bedroom may not disrupt sleep quality.
The ELT, at 39 meters in diameter, will dwarf everything that’s ever come before. “There are so many people who are arguing or fighting over issues which don’t have much relevance. […]