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Hans Rosling was a physician and statistics superstar who advised world leaders and tech tycoons.
Despite our romanticized vision of social media as a global town square overflowing with diversity, the reality is that each user’s experience is hyper-filtered.
A new study says running enhances connectivity in areas of the brain associated wth high-level thinking.
Our tiny Earth may have changed a lot, but the gradual changes of the Universe add up, too. “We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those […]
Donald Trump campaigned on the imperative to bring back jobs for Americans. He should turn to Elon Musk to succeed on his aims.
We like to think of compassion as purely altruistic. Yet, it may have selfish underpinnings.
Overly powerful synthetic marijuana-imitating drugs causes dozens of smokers to hit the streets of Brooklyn in a daze.
With gift ideas from as little as $11, there might be something to tickle anyone’s fancy. “It is worthy of notice that in Table VI the brighter variables have the longer […]
Two things really ruin the holiday season: bon bon jokes and egocentrism. This study helps take the latter out of the gift-giving equation.
As people reject the status quo around the world, what might the left try to replace it with? One American philosopher makes an argument for a progressive vision.
New research out of the University of London shows that some viruses are more likely to kill men than women. Here's why.
A recent study in neurotheology states religious experiences might have helped our brain evolve.
Here's something to think about the next time you see a filthy Abe Lincoln on the sidewalk.
Brain blood flow in those with cannabis use disorder was found to be significantly restricted.
A new study finds that non-human primates have the vocal tract required for human-type speech.
Magnetic reconnection this fast shouldn’t be possible, yet we see it everywhere we look. Finally, we know why. “We are inside this plasma,and plasma is inside everything. It is incandescentin the […]
Our special place on the planet becomes harder to stomach the more we destroy it.
One controversial aspect, O’Neill says the FDA should only regulate drugs for safety, not efficacy.
NASA debuted its own Giphy channel packed with gifs of the their missions and research.
A Cornell University professor believes he has our food, climate, and fuel revolution answered all with one organism: microalgae.