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Ernst Haeckel
He was also a eugenicist — but at least he could draw pretty pictures.
dark energy accelerated expansion
Yes, dark energy is real. Yes, distant galaxies recede faster and faster as time goes on. But the expansion rate isn't accelerating at all.
The cost of seeing yourself as a thief is pretty steep, the results of a 2019 study suggest.
The Athenian rich paid their taxes because they craved the social success of being perceived as "useful."
galaxies
We only need two numbers to understand why.
While Costco warehouses may remind shoppers of Walmart, this membership-only retailer has a business model that more closely resembles Amazon or Netflix.
Million Stories
learning and development strategy
Crafting an effective learning and development strategy can be challenging. Here are five key considerations.
Concluding that Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest was caused by the COVID vaccine requires accepting highly improbable leaps of logic.
The majority of children who stutter will spontaneously recover from it without intervention, but some 20% of people do not.
The amazing life of “Gudrid the Far-Traveled” was unjustly overshadowed by her in-laws, Erik the Red and Leif Erikson.
image of subatomic particles
The quantum world — and its inherent uncertainty — defies our ability to describe it in words.
Boredom isn’t the enemy; it’s a catalyst for changing your relationship to work.
boys
Education has a global bias against boys.
In 1920, astronomers debated the nature of the Universe. The results were meaningless until years later, when the key evidence arrived.
sleep duration
If you want to sleep more, try working less, eating better, and exercising more. Alternatively, you could emigrate to Albania.
mixed reality
2023 will see an "arms race" in mixed reality hardware and software. This truly will revolutionize our society.
negative energy
Quantum mechanics has taught us that even empty space contains energy. "Negative energy" is the state of having less energy than empty space.
As time goes on, dark energy makes distant galaxies recede from us ever faster in our expanding Universe. But nothing truly disappears.