A new telescope shows the center of the Milky Way in dazzling, fiery detail

MeerKAT is producing brilliant images of the super massive black hole that is at our galaxy’s center. | Continue reading


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A new type of diamond is designed for quantum qubits

Researchers at Princeton engineer a new type of diamond with silicon and boron that solves past issues with quantum data storage and retrieval. | Continue reading


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23 responses to 23 awful statements made to childfree people | Big Think

There appears to be a bizarre stigma around people – especially women – who voluntarily decide not to procreate. | Continue reading


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Birth order doesn't affect personality, but it does affect intelligence | Big Think

Younger siblings generally have a lower IQ than their older brothers and sisters, according to three large national surveys from the US, UK, and Germany. | Continue reading


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Supercomputer Aurora 21 will map the human brain, starting in 2021

Aurora 21 will help the US keep pace among the other nations who own the fastest supercomputers. Scientists plan on using it to map the connectome of the human brain. | Continue reading


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Study confirms lifting weights reduces depression

A review of 33 trials confirms that loading your body does your brain good. | Continue reading


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Are Politicians More Dangerous to American Democracy Than ISIS or Al Qaeda?

America can learn a lot from tribal dynamics. Sebastian Junger says if we wish to be united, we can start by looking at US platoons serving overseas. | Continue reading


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What makes people distrust science? Surprisingly, not politics

Today, there is a crisis of trust in science. Many people – including politicians and, yes, even presidents – publicly express doubts about the validity of scientific findings. Meanwhile, scientific institutions and journals express their concerns about the public’s increasing di … | Continue reading


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Is artificial intelligence even possible without emotions?

Silicon Valley might just be missing the most important aspect of being human: the ability to feel. | Continue reading


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Does my algorithm have a mental-health problem?

By training algorithms on human data, they learn our biases. | Continue reading


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