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Many of his criticisms ring true today.
From the Associated Press to the Guardian to Reuters to Agence France Presse,protesters and journalists create a confusing storyline focused on chaos, conflict, and law and orderIt’s too early to […]
Empathy is what allows us to understand works of art, right?
Just being a pessimist, cynic, or apathetic doesn't make you a nihilist.
How to juggle while walking a tightrope — at work.
Lab experiments showed Caribbean box jellyfish are quick studies of their environment.
Traditionally, the long history of Japanese thought has not been viewed as “philosophy” — even by Japanese scholars. It’s time for a rethink.
The relationship between these two ways of thinking about the world deserves deeper exploration.
People around the world, mostly Generation Z, are obsessed with the look and feel of gothic, elitist universities. Why?
No matter how controversial or politicized our world becomes, science remains humanity's best tool for figuring out how things work.
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She was walking down the forest path with a roll of white cloth in her hands. It was trailing behind her like a long veil. It was sweeping needles, leaves […]
A study finds 1.8 billion trees and shrubs in the Sahara desert.
A single thought experiment reveals a paradox. Could quantum gravity be the solution? Sometimes, if you want to understand how nature truly works, you need to break things down to […]
Study looks at who/what they prefer learning from
You already get all the vitamins you need on your dinner plate.
This study is radically changing how we view the process of evolution.
Short-term use isn’t a problem. Long-term use however may come with lots of side effects.
Different gut bacteria may affect differently the way energy is metabolized from foods.
Nietzsche loved aphorisms, and here we have collected 15 of his greatest hits.
A lack of resources may have made the route once considered likely impossible.
As it turns out, assessing long-term risk/reward ratio isn't our strong suit.
Is it too complicated to squeeze helping others into your schedule? Be guilty no more. “Now, there is an app for that,” jokes Hans Jørgen Wiberg in his TEDxCopenhagen talk, […]
ONE of my childhood buddies died unexpectedly at the age of eighteen. That was many years ago, in Hamm, Germany. While alive, he was a known brawler, a brutish drunk, […]
In 1837, the Royal Danish Society sponsored an essay contest, asking participants to tackle the following question: Are the source and foundation of morals to be looked for in an […]
The underlying rules of 3D printing that help innovators get past key cost, time and complexity barriers.
To be or not to be Scandinavian, that might be the question soon enough for Scotland, if it decides to become independent. For the time being, Scotland is still a […]
–Guest post by Declan Fahy, AoE’s Science and Culture correspondent. Writer David Milch, a creator of NYPD Blue and Deadwood, was quoted in a talk by author Michael Crichton as […]
Over the past few years, a growing body of research from the social sciences has pointed to one of the major challenges in communicating about climate change. This research suggests […]
With Republicans gaining the majority in the House, closing the gap in the Senate, and controlling the state legislatures and Governor offices in key states such as Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, […]