Philosopher Slavoj Žižek argues that we often don’t truly want to obtain what we think we desire.
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If your inner voice is cruel, try these steps to reclaim your mind.
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2022 was a year full of scientific discoveries and the dawn of the JWST. But Hubble’s still going after 32 years. Here’s the amazing proof!
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Universe, explained by physicist Sean Carroll.
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Merely 256 genetically engineered mice could make an island’s pest population go extinct.
Once water gets more than about 200 feet deep, building on the sea floor is out of the question.
2022 was another busy year in the realm of science, with groundbreaking stories spanning space, materials, medicine, and technology.
It’s like radar, but with light. Distributed acoustic sensing — DAS — picks up tremors from volcanoes, quaking ice and deep-sea faults, as well as traffic rumbles and whale calls.
Goodbye, Arabica? Learn to love Liberica.
As far as we know, it’s only happened once to one unlucky person in Oklahoma.
What you see is what you hear.
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
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Learn 8 science-backed tools from psychologist Dr. Ethan Kross on how to equip your workforce to overcome burnout.
Is the dumpster in the alley worthy of a poem?
Our impulse to seek out agreement is stifling us, says world debate champion Bo Seo.
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Every proton contains three quarks: two up and one down. But charm quarks, heavier than the proton itself, have been found inside. How?
It’s an agricultural moonshot: Scientists hope to increase plant yields by hacking photosynthesis, the process that powers life on Earth.
Nearshoring may be the manufacturing model of the future.
When organized effectively, peer mentoring programs can offer substantial benefits for organizations and their employees.
A concept known as “wave-particle duality” famously applies to light. But it also applies to all matter — including you.
Dead whales inspire a way to find extraterrestrial life on Mars.
Particles are everywhere, including particles from space that stream through the human body. Here’s how they prove Einstein’s relativity.
A vitamin that makes your body repellent to mosquitos sounds too good to be true, because it is.
Its implications go well beyond the Earth itself, affecting even the future of space travel.
Retired astronaut Ron Garan believes that before we can begin solving our problems, we must understand our interrelatedness through the “orbital perspective.”
The research could aid the development of more effective treatments for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
What astronaut Ron Garan saw in space changed his life forever – here’s what it taught him.
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Nuclear fusion has long been seen as the future of energy. As the NIF now passes the breakeven point, how close are we to our ultimate goal?