It might have been Einstein’s greatest blunder, but it’s our leading theory today. One of the most mysterious components in the entire Universe is dark energy, which — if we’re being honest with […]
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Be careful what you tweet. Just ask Ashton Kutcher, who tweeted that September 11 — the start of the football season — was “the greatest day of the year.” More recently, […]
2023 will see an "arms race" in mixed reality hardware and software. This truly will revolutionize our society.
We don’t know when or how music was originally invented, but we can now track its evolution across space and time thanks to the Global Jukebox.
The image you're seeing isn't a hole in the Universe, and the cosmic voids that do exist aren't hole-like at all.
Its apples taste bad, but institutions all over the world want a descendant or clone of the tree, anyway.
Satanic cultists don't even believe the Devil exists. Satanism is largely a religion focused on secular humanism and hedonism.
How drugs, demons, and the search for immortality gave us words we use everyday.
The Metaverse could be the most dangerous tool of persuasion humanity has ever created.
Just a small gesture or a thoughtful comment can often alter a situation, or people’s perceptions of it, in ways that relieve tensions and make them feel appreciated and included.
What creates our private, inner universes is still a mystery.
Moral panics about the content of children's cartoons and other forms of entertainment have a long history.
Even at its faintest, Venus always outshines every other star and planet that's visible from Earth, and then some!
A philosopher unpacks the paradox in using the word "evil."
Are psychopaths cold-blooded murderers? Not usually.
Some question the ethics of sanctions aimed at cancelling Russian art and culture and punishing ordinary citizens.
A small percentage of people who consume psychedelics experience strange lingering effects, sometimes years after they took the drug.
Modern applications of Stoicism show up in unexpected places, from the latest techniques in psychotherapy to texts on Christian theology.
The Virtual Metaverse will be for gaming and other short duration uses, while the Augmented Metaverse will revolutionize society.
Distinguishing fact from fiction can be tough, especially when it comes to people as controversial as Stalin.
Just don't expect the apocalypse to look like it does in the movies.
The metaverse has the potential to be revolutionary, for both good and bad. Here is how we can maximize the former and prevent the latter.
Bears, chimps, or humans? A track of five poorly preserved footsteps at Laetoli has puzzled paleontologists for decades. Now, a research paper from Nature claims to have solved the mystery.
From hellishly hot planets to water worlds, some distant planets are like nothing in our Solar System.
The majority of the matter in our Universe isn't made of any of the particles in the Standard Model. Could the axion save the day?
Society-changing ideas form through a three-stage process, argues author Michael Bhaskar.
The mediocrity principle is often used to make claims about the abundance of life across the universe, but these claims are likely unfounded.
It's not for climate science and condensed matter physics. It's for advancing our understanding beyond spherical cows.
And why, even at its faintest, it always outshines every other star and planet. If you’ve been looking to the west after sunset recently, you may have noticed that there’s one […]