Astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 confirmed exoplanets — very few of which resemble Earth.
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In general relativity, matter and energy curve spacetime, which we experience as gravity. Why can’t there be an “antigravity” force?
There’s an entire Universe out there. So, with all that space, all those planets, and all those chances at life, why do we all live here?
Surely they can’t be worse…can they?
A study involving nearly 2,000 people found links between personality traits and the likelihood of moving toward or away from dementia.
Harnessing the power of emotional intelligence in the workplace can improve both employee and operational performance.
A textbook pregnancy consists of three trimesters. The baby develops at a relatively predictable rate during this time, from pomegranate seed to avocado to watermelon. And mom’s body adapts accordingly […]
Next time you listen to scary campfire stories, sit with a friend who has aphantasia.
Get rid of the notion that the best employees come from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.
These prices are too good to pass up on.
There are a few clues that the Universe isn’t completely adding up. Even so, the standard model of cosmology holds up stronger than ever.
Psychedelics have been shown to help reduce depression. This study may show us why.
In the early 20th century, a young biochemist named Alexander Oparin set out to connect “the world of the living” to “the world of the dead.”
Theoretical physicist Geoffrey West explains the science behind a unique hypothesis.
Bring not a bagpipe to a man in trouble.
“It’s a big resource in the way the human genome is a big resource, in that you can go in and do discovery-based research.”
In December 2022, a company called BioAge Labs published findings on a drug that worked to prevent muscular atrophy, or the loss of muscle strength and mass, in older people.
Albert Camus was a Franco-Algerian philosopher with some great insights on the meaning of life, why you should look to this life and not the next, and why suicide is a poor choice.
Adult learning theory is a guidepost for designing training for maximum engagement.
Inspired by the group behaviors of simple animals, a team of roboticists has developed a new way for swarm robots to maneuver on land.
∆G = ∆H – T∆S is one of the most abstract formulas in science, but it is also one of the most important. Without it, life cannot exist.
The acceptance of our cosmic loneliness and the rarity of our planet is a wakeup call.
Its implications go well beyond the Earth itself, affecting even the future of space travel.
Neuroscience suggests that it’s way better to give than to receive — and high performing people agree.
Personality is not set in stone. If you don’t like some aspect of it, you can work to change it — “fake it till you make it.”
I also can’t conjure sounds, smells, or any other kind of sensory stimulation inside my head. This is called “aphantasia.”
Nietzsche both wished he was as stupid as a cow so he wouldn’t have to contemplate existence, and pitied cows for being so stupid that they couldn’t contemplate existence.
From the Big Bang to dark energy, knowledge of the cosmos has sped up in the past century — but big questions linger.
Yes, “the laws of physics break down” at singularities. But something really weird must have happened for black holes to not possess them.
The attitude we take to Will Smith’s slap will mirror our attitudes to violence, masculinity, and protecting others more generally.