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How to defeat debaters who deal in distractions, according to a two-time world debate champion.

It's time for Tetris.

Practically all of the matter we see and interact with is made of atoms, which are mostly empty space. Then why is reality so... solid?

More than 1,000 years ago, Mesoamerican societies conducted one of history's most interesting experiments in commodity money.

"The digital HQ - the digital infrastructure that supports productivity and collaboration - actually became more important than the physical HQ."

Bloodcurdling war cries, shrieking elephants, and whistling arrows all made soldiers flee in terror.

At their cores, stars can reach many millions or even billions of degrees. But even that doesn't touch the hottest of all.

NASA was dangerously cavalier about the dangers of the shuttle launches.

Fossils of Australopithecus in a South African cave are one million years older than previously thought. This challenges the consensus that humans first evolved in East Africa.

Photosynthesis is powerful but very inefficient. Humans can improve on this biochemical process to help the planet.

Yes, there are reasons to worry about Twitter, but it's not about the bots.

There are two kinds of suffering. One is pure pain. The other makes life worth living.

Robinson v. California helped to established a rehabilitative ideal: addiction should be dealt with as a therapeutic matter.

Easily distracted? Try a "distractibility delay."

Now they're pointing the way to future battery technologies.

Everything is made of matter, not antimatter, including black holes. If antimatter black holes existed, what would they do?

To reap the benefits of digital technologies, we must contend with their addictive designs.

It doesn't matter how ridiculous a lie is. As long as it is repeated often enough, some people will believe it.

Elon Musk's successful bid to take over Twitter has fragmented the internet along predictably partisan lines. But only time will tell whether this is a good or bad thing.

"Immodest Acts" tells the story of Benedetta Carlini, a lesbian nun who claimed to be a mystic visionary but failed to convince the leaders of her faith. 

Inflection points veer life in unexpected directions. While unnerving, they provide opportunities for those who can navigate them.

Even though the brain is only 2% of our total body mass, it consumes up to 25% of our energy.

Every year, scientists like George Church get better at editing the genomes of human beings. But will genome editing help or hurt us?

We have a morbid curiosity about nautical disaster stories. The Irish "Wreck Viewer" offers a window into centuries of marine misfortune.

If dark matter exists in a large halo in our galaxy, made up of particles, then it's passing through us constantly. But how much?

When we fail to help in a bad situation, we are morally responsible. So, why don't we pick up others' litter?

Despite being the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury "only" reaches 800 °F at its hottest. Venus is always hotter, even at night.

Out of all the galaxies we know, only a few little ones are missing dark matter. At last, we finally understand why.

Harnessing the power of emotional intelligence in the workplace can improve both employee and operational performance.

A few years ago, the first dark matter-free galaxies were announced, and then immediately disputed. Now, there are too many to ignore.