Pro-athletes are entertainers. Being healthy means something else.
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Looking at ourselves in a mirror — or on a video call — shapes our sense of self. But what you see is not what others see.
The synthetic cartilage was made from cellulose fibers — the stuff found in wood — mixed with a goo called polyvinyl alcohol.
Be famous within five miles.
We’re overthinking being nice.
Long before the birth of Julius Caesar, the Roman Republic appointed all-powerful dictators to protect their state in times of crisis. They were remarkably self-restrained and obedient to the constitution.
Why should anyone care about the metaverse? Expert Matthew Ball explains what it is, what it isn’t, and why it matters.
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No. No no no. Just… no. The JWST has truly blown our scientific minds, but it’s a pure crackpot idea that the Big Bang is now disproven.
Unexpected images of galaxies from the James Webb Space Telescope do not disprove the Big Bang. There are other likelier explanations.
Could anyone still meet the Theoretical Minimum?
The brain is highly plastic — the more we do a particular action, the more we change its makeup. Money is a great motivator for habit-forming actions.
Mixed messages and competing interests have left college students feeling lost and stressed.
Is science absolute? Its truths and discoveries guide us toward the nature of reality, but we must always remain open-minded to revisions.
But don’t buy your own brain zapping machine, yet.
Hubble revolutionized astronomy more than once. Here’s what we can expect from the James Webb Space Telescope.
As we gain new knowledge, our scientific picture of how the Universe works must evolve. This is a feature of the Big Bang, not a bug.
Thanks to genetics and improving nutrition, denizens of the Western Balkans have surpassed the Dutch in height.
People who rate themselves as highly knowledgeable about cats are more likely to interact with cats in ways they don’t like.
The antibodies elicited by the “S2 vaccine” not only neutralize COVID’s multiple strains but also coronaviruses that cause the common cold.
We will become billions of people who share a single vast intellect.
Einstein’s “happiest thought” led to General Relativity’s formulation. Would a different profound insight have led us forever astray?
From 260-year-old ciphers to the most recent Zodiac Killer solution, these unbreakable codes just needed time.
Spicy foods are enjoyed the world over, but scientists don’t know why people partake in culinary masochism.
What’s the point of all that money?
When you wish upon a star, it probably makes a difference who you are.
Humans tend to hunker down in our own minds and trust what we already believe to be true. This emotion-based way of thought isn’t often the best way to think about anything, and often leads to gridlock.
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As we look to larger cosmic scales, we get a broader view of the expansive cosmic forest, eventually revealing the grandest views of all.
A common weed uses uncommon types of photosynthesis.