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Not all stress is created equal.
There are dozens of instructional design models, but most learning designers rely on a select few. Here are four of the most common.
From persuasion lessons to objection clinics, these sales training ideas have proven successful for a variety of organizations.
Could we finally detect the elusive Unruh effect?
We imagine and debate the inner lives of literary characters, knowing there can be no truth about their real motives or beliefs. Could our own inner lives also be works of fiction?
Scientists at the San Diego Zoo are on a mission to resurrect the extinct northern white rhino.
Like witchcraft, "racecraft" refers to a kind of magical thinking — one that treats race as if it were scientifically meaningful.
Adult learning theory is a guidepost for designing training for maximum engagement.
There’s never been a better cultural moment to capitalize on microlearning.
With advanced laser technology and an appropriate sail, we could accelerate objects to ~20% the speed of light. But would they survive?
Undiagnosed brain disease or divine inspiration? The origins of the French composer’s most provocative composition remain up for debate.
The early colonists thought they were being pulled by God into a void left by plague.
There are a few possible solutions to the problem of interstellar travel, but they largely remain within the realm of science fiction.
“Should they strike, each of them has an energy at impact equal to all of the nuclear weapons on Earth combined."
"The name's Bond. Jane Bond."
A puzzling — and huge — break in the geological record finally might be explained.
When you mix science with speculation, you get speculation. But the underlying science is still real. Whenever you hear the phrase, “it’s just a theory,” it should trigger alarm bells in […]
Australian parrots have worked out how to open trash bins, and the trick is spreading across Sydney.
At least 222 typefaces are named after places in the U.S. — and there's still room for more.
Automation technologies manufacture goods or provide labor with minimal human intervention. They can trace their origins as far back as the 16th century—and arguably further—but didn’t take off until the […]
Did the 20th century bring a breakthrough in how children are treated?
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As patients approached death, many had dreams and visions of deceased loved ones.
It might not feel that way, but a 95% dark Universe really is the best game in town. No matter how much we might try and hide it, there’s an enormous […]
Carbon dating allows us to know exactly when ice was melted for drinking water in pre-Columbian America.
How a controversial study on psychic powers caused a revolution in psychology research.
A new study seeks to understand why the average body temperature is no longer 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
New experiments find weird quantum activity in supercold gas.