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Some things have always been worth celebrating.
When it comes to flirting, love meters have nothing on these researchers' findings.
Being an American president is a powerful but dangerous job, a fact shown by many assassination attempts.
Sibling rivalries can lead to some impressive moments in history, how did these seven sets of siblings do?
The massive number of casualties and injuries created during these battles necessitated some quick, creative ideas... some of which we still have today.
These photos of scientific heroes and accomplishments inspire awe and curiosity.
Have you ever been curious about how curiosity works?
It’s a problem that we still haven’t solved, and it spells doom for all of our low-Earth orbiting satellites, even today. On October 4th, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, […]
These are the occupations that attract the most serial killers and psychopaths.
Feeling the urge to scare yourself this Halloween? Here are seven important horror films you have to see.
Researchers study whether bearded men have advantages in fighting.
Hubble, even at its best, only reveals perhaps 10% of what’s out there. Here’s how we get the rest. When you gaze up at the night sky, through the veil of […]
What do Finland, religious animals, the American economy, fish, and Walmart have in common? They were all part of our comments of the week. Did you make the cut?
It took more than 9 billion years for Earth to form: the only known planet housing life. But it could have happened much, much sooner. The cosmic story that unfolded following […]
Are there really no good action and adventure films anymore, or is there an inherent bias toward them?
In his new book, The Consciousness Instinct, Michael Gazzaniga does a deep dive into the process of consciousness.
From La Rinconada in Peru to South Africa's deepest mines: the quest for gold drives people to the greatest heights and depths on Earth.
The story of John Couch Adams, “the man who failed to discover Neptune,” and his cosmic redemption. Perhaps its human nature to want to only think positive thoughts about our […]
Is it better to have the harm of 100 sexual assaults than the harm of one false conviction?
Americans are, often with justification, regarded as not being versed in philosophy. This is a shame, as the United States and the colonies that proceeded it have produced many great thinkers
From an evolutionary perspective, religious practices and rituals are a form of play.
How we remember time is vastly different to how we experience it, says neuroscientist Dean Buonomano.
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Would you work at a job that didn’t treat you like a professional? No wonder public education drove their best teachers away. The ultimate dream of public education is incredibly simple. […]
“No great genius has ever existed without a strain of madness.” -Aristotle
Long thought to be a fallacy, new analysis shows the ‘hot hand’ is real, and Klay Thompson has it. “Success isn’t a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on […]
Every year, companies try to do things better, to find the most effective way to complete some task or to improve overall productivity. Employee learning programs play a massive part […]
A handful of noble families own large tracts of the British capital - and have done so for centuries
65 million years, an impact wiped out 30% of all life on Earth. Could another one be imminent? “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.” […]
Proportional theory, telescopy, time pressure, and the reminiscence bump may each play a role.