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After you die, some things in your body keep on ticking, this video reveals.
To explain what good luck is and how to create your own, Nick Offerman leans on the wisdom of Tom Waits, Socrates, Tom Jefferson and Nick Offerman.
In a major announcement today, NASA reveals that its rover found organic compounds and methane.
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Astronauts aren’t floating in space, they’re free falling—and so are you. Here's the amazing science behind so-called zero gravity.
Physicist Alan Lightman sees something beyond, or even behind, the heavens.
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Want to learn about innovation? Study hip hop. From the early dance halls to the Wu-Tang Clan, cognitive friction has made hip hop better and better.
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What's the difference between making it and faking it? Getting it done, no matter what.
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What makes a job a great place to work? A sense of equity and ownership, says Michael Bush.
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Why invest real money in digital coin? Because the payoff a decade from now could be enormous.
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When we see problems in the world, we're quick to blame someone—anyone—who should be providing peace, love, and harmony. But the universe actually bends toward chaos and decay.
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So you want to be starman? You're going to need a few things along the way. Three things to be precise, according to astronaut Chris Hadfield.
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Stephen Hawking was one of the greatest scientific and analytical minds of our time, says NASA's Michelle Thaller.
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Giving human rights to a being with unlimited knowledge? Probably not a good idea.
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The more diverse minds we have, the better we are as a population.
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Should we be scared of a robot job apocalypse? Not all at once, says Accenture CTO Paul Daugherty.
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A sobering thought to anyone laughing off the thought of robot overlords.
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Voting. It's important. But we don't exactly make it a priority, do we? Other democracies have outshone the United States when it comes to innovating ways to encourage democratic participation.
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Miki Agrawal—the entrepreneur behind Thinx, Tushy, and Wild—explains how to turn your #1 gripe into an industry-disrupting idea.
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Will the next wave of tech prioritize happiness over profit, or will app designers continue to rely on addictive habits?
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We've known for 2,000 years that the Earth is round. Here are three observable proofs that can instantly debunk flat-Earth theory.