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"Strategic ambiguity" has long been the West's strategy on Taiwan.
Quantum mechanics forces us to toss out the old, reliable ways in which we make sense of our everyday reality.
From black holes to dark energy to chances for life in the Universe, our cosmic journey to understand it all is just getting started.
Managers who are able to identify and understand dark salespeople can manipulate them to benefit the company. What could be more Machiavellian than that?
The Arabic word fatwa can mean “explanation” or “clarification.”
The Rubbee X requires almost no setup and is far cheaper than a brand new e-bike.
Looking at ourselves in a mirror — or on a video call — shapes our sense of self. But what you see is not what others see.
Is it deliberate fraud or just bad research?
The synthetic cartilage was made from cellulose fibers — the stuff found in wood — mixed with a goo called polyvinyl alcohol.
Be famous within five miles.
Mesopotamian beer was not flavored with hops, and it was probably on the thick, porridgey side.
We're overthinking being nice.
No. No no no. Just… no. The JWST has truly blown our scientific minds, but it's a pure crackpot idea that the Big Bang is now disproven.
Unexpected images of galaxies from the James Webb Space Telescope do not disprove the Big Bang. There are other likelier explanations.
Could anyone still meet the Theoretical Minimum?
The brain is highly plastic — the more we do a particular action, the more we change its makeup. Money is a great motivator for habit-forming actions.
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Cable news has a bigger effect, study finds.
Mixed messages and competing interests have left college students feeling lost and stressed.
Is science absolute? Its truths and discoveries guide us toward the nature of reality, but we must always remain open-minded to revisions.