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Explaining it requires neither supernatural intervention nor any new fundamental physics | Continue reading
Explaining it requires neither supernatural intervention nor any new fundamental physics | Continue reading
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Research on the suspended-animation state called diapause might help save our crops—and our health | Continue reading
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Simple calculations can help demystify anything from geologic time to family budgets | Continue reading
New research suggests a belief in oneness has broad implications for psychological functioning and compassion for those are outside of our immediate circle | Continue reading
Hippy physicist Nick Herbert pursues a lifelong love affair with nature | Continue reading
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The Sun’s future is going to change the status quo | Continue reading
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Because they were women, and they were told, at every stage, that they weren’t good enough. It was a lie. | Continue reading
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All it takes is a little conversation | Continue reading
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We don't actually know for sure, which should be a cause for concern | Continue reading
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Erika Camacho discusses how her favorite theorem applies to her research on mathematical modeling of eye diseases and the dynamics of fanaticism | Continue reading
The surprising link between narcissism and imposter syndrome | Continue reading
The marine invertebrate Ectopleura larynx is perfectly happy to glue strangers to itself to grow its team | Continue reading
The author of a new book about consciousness, free will and the meaning of life conducts a testy interview with himself | Continue reading
But the actions of individuals are not where our outrage should be focused | Continue reading