Historically, astronomers have often named things creatively, bizarrely, and often inaccurately. But which terms are the most egregious?
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David Novak — the cofounder, and former CEO and chairman, of Yum! Brands — celebrates the benefits of active, lifelong learning.
Serving as the inspiration for the modern horror classic “The Blair Witch Project,” what does our fascination with this unsolvable mystery tell us about our modern psyche?
Between 30% and 50% of the US population says they believe in ghosts.
Presidential gravesites are spread out “democratically” — but this is more by accident than design.
The present-moment awareness that stems from mindfulness practices may be the cost-effective tool that our society needs.
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The world today is far more complex than it was 200 years ago, but the speeches and writings of the Founding Fathers point to a common general principle.
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Their thoughts were more complex than either side of the gun control / gun rights issue acknowledges.
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But with its gaps and unusual structure, we’re lucky it did. “But touch a solemn truth in collision with a dogma of a sect, though capable of the clearest proof, and […]
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In his autobiography, The Moon’s A Balloon, British actor David Niven writes about an instance when the American playwright and screenwriter Charles MacArthur approached Charlie Chaplin for advice on how […]