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It turns out Winston Churchill wrote an essay of predictions titled 'Fifty Years Hence'—and while he was off on the timing, some are finally coming true.
“Scientists should think like poets,” says E.O. Wilson, because new metaphors mobilize new thinking.
This study may help us better understand how genes and the environment interact.
A new study shows how feelings of empathy can be potentially harmful to your health.
When novelists and poets reveal their writing process we learn a great deal about our own development.
Stanford professor Robert Sutton offers a slew of suggestions for how to break up negative vibes in the office.
Welcome to Star Trek: Discovery. From science to ethics and more, how does the new series’ debut stack up? “If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a […]
One researcher called it “the ultimate in the miniaturization of machinery.”
Early childhood science education can have significant positive effects on the achievement gap and on students’ educational outcomes later on.
A study finds how hits from giant meteorites during Earth's early days impacted plate tectonics and the planet's magnetic field.
How three factors come together to unfreeze the ice, and unlock the potential for extraterrestrial life. “Day after day, day after day,We stuck, nor breath nor motion;As idle as a […]
The philosopher could very well be in Mean Girls with this kind of theory.
Stories of a giant tree rat in the Solomon Islands have turned out to be true. Meet Uromys vika.
A new system proposes a voucher system for the .S. that could increase organ donations.
Neil deGrasse Tyson, famous in part for using his scientific literacy to point out flaws in TV and movies, recently criticized the good and bad science behind HBO's Game of Thrones.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Humanities scholar Stephen Greenblatt on one particular story that just won't let us go.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announces plans for a new rocket that would completely revamp the current fleet.
A new podcast tells the incredible tale of the next great leap into the Universe “And so far as I’m concerned, I’m not going to run a program that’s just a […]
From what it’s expanding into to whether things are moving faster-than-light, this clears up some of our greatest misconceptions. “The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders […]