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Flat Earth theory has enjoyed staying power since at least the 19th century despite being patently untrue. Neil deGrasse Tyson, the late Carl Sagan, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and other big thinkers will show you how to disprove this bad idea, all without having to take a journey into space.
Break out your prospecting gear and space suit.
America isn't immune to attempts to remove books from libraries and schools, here are ten frequent targets and why you ought to go check them out.
Millennials are killing everything great about our society including…divorce?
"This country is being ripped apart here," Flake told the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Twenty years ago, Nintendo asked America to try to catch 'em all. We still haven't (legitimately) captured a Mew.
Most basic form of data, meet most basic form of matter.
It's a record magnetic field, but... yeah. That didn't last long.
A classic experiment gets an update that contradicts key assumptions of quantum mechanics.
A new Starts With A Bang podcast brings on an expert for an unforgettable conversation. Once a month, as part of our Patreon, we put together a podcast on a […]
The world’s greatest clockmaker sent a clock to the new world, and everything went haywire. The reason why will shock you. For millennia, humanity’s one-and-only reliable way to keep time was […]
Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, one day before the Senate is set to vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court.
Notice anything different? The biggest ideas of the 21st century just got a makeover.
Research calls into question the separation of church and state in the United States.
The report outlines some bleak numbers for drivers who work for ride-hailing apps like Lyft and Uber, though those companies don't quite agree with the researchers' methodology.
Think walking is void of philosophy? Nietzsche and Gros are here to say you're wrong.
Scientists have grown a model human esophagus using pluripotent stem cells for the first time.
For any business or organization, it’s essential to an organization’s success to create an environment that encourages personal growth and having a growth mindset. In a Harvard Business Review (HBR) […]