Some scientists think brain organoids could develop a form of consciousness. Others say that’s science fiction.
The secret may lie in an old idiom: “Sleep on it.”
The 1,200-year-old “Book of Ingenious Devices” contains designs for futuristic inventions like gas masks, water fountains, and digging machines.
Even with quantum teleportation and the existence of entangled quantum states, faster-than-light communication still remains impossible.
Not even Einstein immediately knew the power of the equations he gave us.
Within the “Dark Triad” of personality traits, narcissism exists on a confidence spectrum.
Jules Verne wrote about gasoline-powered vehicles, weapons of mass destruction, and global warming more than a century ago.
Why marriage is thriving — and dying — in different American classes.
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Left to their own devices, yeast cells will consume all available resources and poison themselves to death. Is humanity smarter than that?
For Nietzsche, a great work of art can either veil the horror of reality or – better yet – help us face it.
The state of global democracy is relatively strong — but there are clear signs of recent erosion.
This is your brain on work.
The zero-point energy of empty space is not zero. Even with all the physics we know, we have no idea how to calculate what it ought to be.
“Of course, the spleen is the biggest organ in the body.”
Take a trip through these master-crafted fantasy societies and ask yourself: Could I actually live there?
“Painfully forced” is how one contemporary critic described Fitzgerald’s writing style.
Extreme home environments — either very supportive or harshly negligent — tend to produce more sensitive kids.
What kind of object will you form? What will its fate be? How long will a star live? Almost everything is determined by mass alone.
The Apple Watch could soon take the pain out of monitoring blood sugar levels.
An innovation’s value is found between the technophile’s promises and the Luddite’s doomsday scenarios.
A non-invasive method for looking inside structures is solving mysteries about the ancient pyramid.
New research shows psychedelics activate receptors inside brain cells that other compounds, like serotonin, cannot.
Studies suggest that meditation can quiet the restless brain.
Scientists are still figuring out why tirzepatide causes weight loss. One theory is that they “accidentally” created a new hormone.
Is science close to explaining everything about our Universe? Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder reacts.
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What the hell is “re-engineering business value creation systems” anyway?
If stars don’t go supernova at first, they can get a second chance after becoming a white dwarf. But can their companions survive?
Mindfulness may be especially useful for gaining more control of your impulses to spend.