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“Wu wei is an early Chinese term that means literally no doing or no trying,” says Edward Slingerland, author of the new critically acclaimed book about the power of spontaneity, Trying Not […]
“If you look at the neuroscience, the way that we’re wired has a profound effect on how we hear and respond to feedback,” says Sheila Heen, the co-author, with Douglas […]
Pack up your bags, because we may have found a new home. As Stephen Hawking warned us, humans must move to a new planet or face extinction. NASA has located […]
“Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy” ― Isaac Newton
Incredible photos of the “blood moon” on April 15th show that the lunar eclipse was quite dramatic, as of course expected. Tuesday’s reddish moon is the first in a series […]
Ken Auletta on how media companies are figuring out how to monetize online television.
Scientists recently found that it’s not how attractive you are but how well you flirt that helps you find a potential mate. What are the classic tactics of flirting and […]
A recent study published in Nature Neuroscience found that trauma can be passed down through sperm. This builds on the study released last year which found that the children and […]
Isaac Newton was a rock star of scientists, so it makes sense that one of his discoveries stars in “High Ball Stepper,” the latest music video from Jack White. In […]
How do placebo pills reduce pain and even improve symptoms in Parkinson’s patients?What causes fireballs to allegedly shoot from Thailand’s Mekong River? And what is making that insanely annoying humming […]
It’s the weekend, and time to unwind with a NOVA documentary about quantum mechanics. In this instant classic released last year, theoretical physicist and string theorist Brian Greene takes you […]
This is not an April Fool’s Joke, but it should be. Researchers in Japan have solved the age old problem of having to pretend to be interested in something when […]
It’s certainly cheaper than sending a person: NASA will be sending microbes into space. Researchers at UC Davis are leading the initiative. The big idea presented here is that the […]
On April 15th, people in North America were treated to a “blood moon,” when dispersed light from Earth’s sunsets and sunrises covered the face of the Moon during a lunar […]
“In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” – Charles Darwin
One of the biggest problems with sending humans into space is that they’re needy. Their frail bodies have a hard time living in zero gravity and require years of training […]
Didn’t get picked to be a Google Glass Explorer? For a limited time, now’s your chance to get your gadget-hungry hands on the Star Trek-like accessory. People in the U.S. […]
There’s a cosmic creature lurking in IC 1396, a star formation region full of dust clouds and gas. Or at least that’s what it looks like in this image. NASA explains: […]
“We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.” — Galileo Galilei
On April 15th, starting at 2am EDT, if you’re in North America be sure to go outside and marvel at the “blood moon.” NASA provided a helpful video (below) to […]