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Avocado evolved in the warming climates of Central America during the Neogene period, roughly 10 million years ago.
The study also showed that students who didn’t use electronic devices but attended lectures where their use was allowed also performed worse on tests.
A conversation with Matt Arnold, Managing Director and Head of the Office of Environmental Affairs, JPMorgan Chase.
The U.S. education system is based on the meritocratic principle that no matter what the circumstances of a child’s birth, each should have a baseline level of education and the […]
We know what effective teaching looks like. Implementing it can change the lives of Americans.
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Work on "memes" by Richard Dawkins provides insight on the spread of thought viruses.
The physics of one of the rarest and most spectacular sunset sights ever seen! Image credit: © Mila Zinkova / Creative Commons. “It does no harm to the romance of […]
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Before becoming America’s most infamous assassin, John Wilkes Booth was a magnetic actor who was beloved by audiences and courted by critics.
In this preview from "The Saucerian," author Gabriel Mckee explains how the combination of fantastical stories and obscure bureaucracy launched the “space age of the imagination.”
One of the fundamental constants of nature, the fine-structure constant, determines so much about our Universe. Here's why it matters.
To maintain momentum and flow, the great novelist Ernest Hemingway didn’t burn himself out — but learned when to put his work down.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The true story of the shot that "reverberated through England" when science collided head-on with religion.
How (not) to end up in the ash heap of history.
A new technique that can automatically classify phases of physical systems could help scientists investigate novel materials.
The "first cause" problem may forever remain unsolved, as it doesn’t fit with the way we do science.
After my father died, my journey of rediscovery began with the Czech language.
Interventions can make the most difference when Alzheimer’s is detected early.
Voyage into the lawless world of experimental literature.
If light can't be bent by electric or magnetic fields (and it can't), then how do the Zeeman and Stark effects split atomic energy levels?
Hundreds of these cannabis-related chemicals now exist, both natural and synthetic, inspiring researchers in search of medical breakthroughs.
For the first time in nearly 1500 years, fewer than half the people in England and Wales consider themselves Christian.
When the great American tradition of the road trip meets the great Jewish tradition of the deli, we get the Great American Deli Schlep.
As with any "big idea" progress means a lot of different things to different people and not everyone comes into the discussion with the same priors. Some experts are primarily focused on material progress while others emphasize the importance of moral progress. So to start the discussion, we asked each expert to define the term as they see it from their specific vantage point.
Many contemporary composers live in the shadow of Bach and Beethoven, even though they’re just as interesting to listen to.
New research suggests they may be in the connections between your brain cells.
Tusks suddenly became a liability, even though in natural circumstances, tusks are very useful.
What value does wit hold in genres defined by brute strength?