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A man sitting at a desk in isolation, with his hands on his head.
Depression applies to individuals and businesses alike — and so does the solution.
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5mins
60% of people feel disconnected. Harvard professor Robert Waldinger addresses the science behind humanity’s loneliness epidemic and suggests ways to solve it.
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For every proton, there were over a billion others that annihilated away with an antimatter counterpart. So where did all that energy go?
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People who score high in "obsessive passion" can become rigidly consumed by ideological causes — sometimes dangerously so.
Aphantasia limits the ability to visualize a statue of a man in the mind's eye.
I also can’t conjure sounds, smells, or any other kind of sensory stimulation inside my head. This is called “aphantasia.”
supernova remnant star formation spitzer
One newly discovered, ancient star has a composition unlike any other. Explaining its existence is already blowing astronomers' minds.
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From Hogwarts to hashtags, kids' reading habits have changed drastically in recent decades — but data suggests cause for hope.
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Researchers are finding signs of multiple phases of sleep all over the animal kingdom. The ‘active’ sleep phases look very much like REM.
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Wherever businesses are a powerful force for society, successful leaders embrace the “mission mindset” of shared purpose.
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4mins
What if AI could tell us we have cancer before we show a single symptom? Steve Quake, head of science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, explains how AI can revolutionize science.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
An artist's rendering of an evaporating exoplanet in the night sky.
Planets can be Earth-like or Neptune-like, but only rarely are in between. This hot, Saturn-like planet hints at a solution to this puzzle.
A woman holding a baby's hand, symbolizing the bond between families.
Smaller family networks, more great-grandparents, and fewer cousins.
The Medea affect is brilliantly captured in this painting of a powerful woman brandishing a sword.
Parents will sometimes use children as weapons in their relationship battles — and the fallout can be devastating.
The cover of the book envisions a sustainable future.
Environmental progress is happening quickly but we must keep pushing for change.
The six disciplines of strategic thinking.
Why has the value of strategic thinking never been higher? It’s complex.
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Finding it at all was a happy accident. Examining it further may help unlock the secrets hiding within the earliest galaxies of all.
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A new measurement offers insights on the density of the mysterious force driving the Universe's expansion.
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Organizational scientist Steven Rogelberg discusses the common meeting mistakes leaders make and how they can change course.
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6mins
Biology plays an important role in emotional reactions, but neuroscientist Kristen A. Lindquist posits that our culture is just as influential.
Unlikely Collaborators