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The author and activist explores the well-intentioned, yet harmful way members of the left prioritize tolerance over reform within Islam.
As outpouring of support for Paris was unmissable, many were questioning the cultural bias behind it.
The online vigilante group says it has located personal information belonging to ISIS recruiters living in Europe.
Compassion comes is five concentric zones, according to this cynical map.
The researcher behind the famed Dunning-Kruger Effect has found expertise can lead us to claim impossible knowledge.
A new book offers insights into the makers of earworms you can't escape.
Science says Syndrome-E can tell us who is and isn't evil, but how we really know and what we can do about it isn't so simple.
We could literally pave the road in renewable energy.
Away from the dinner table.
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A young Norwegian has a burning question about evolution and human feelings. Is it only our bodies that evolve, or do our emotions adapt to the world, too?
The ability to laugh during dark times gives us strength, community, and hope.
Even if you have a good emotional mask, there's a computer that can see through the cracks.
In times of emergency, many of us reach for our phones. They are vital to the safety and security of our families, friends, and colleagues.
Who knows what we'll see. We may be able to witness the beginning of everything.
The Planck satellite measures the polarization of light, inferring our galaxy’s magnetic field. The result is spectacular art. “It is true that we are made of dust. And the world […]
Coming together after a tragedy is equally tribal as causing the tragedy in the first place.
Most of you know that we run a Patreon campaign for Starts With A Bang, enabling us to bring you the best content in the Universe, ad-free, here on Medium. […]
Wanting to believe in the impossible can be far worse than keeping an open mind. “No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man […]
We naturally respond disproportionately to events that frighten us, but to do so is playing into the hands of the terrorists.
Is religion the problem? Sometimes. Is religion the solution? Sometimes. The real problem begins when you emphatically respond "yes" to either of these questions.