An army of replicators belonging to national laboratories, research universities, and amateur garages is rushing to replicate ambient superconductivity in LK-99.
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We rightly celebrate Winston Churchill as one of the world’s greatest leaders — but for all the wrong reasons.
Once the initial blaze of heat dissipated, the constituent particles of atoms were free to bind.
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The right questions are those sparked from the joy of discovery.
Forget about Tinkerbell.
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A new book envisions an encounter of minds between the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, the physicist Werner Heisenberg, and the philosopher Immanuel Kant.
A volley of new insights reignites the debate over whether our choices are ever truly our own.
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Jokes so cheesy even French philosophers will love them.
Cognitive psychologist and poet Keith Holyoak explores whether artificial intelligence could ever achieve poetic authenticity.
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Questioning isn’t just a way to get the right answer — it’s also a means for sustaining relationships and creative thinking.
The Source Family, a radical 1970s utopian commune, still impacts what we eat today.
Not all stress is created equal.
The most important events in history have nothing to do with politics or wars.