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What’s more massive than the heaviest known neutron star but lighter than the lightest known black hole? LIGO may be about to solve that mystery. Whenever a star is born in […]
In modern disinformation warfare, social media is the main battlefield.
To put it mildly, North Korea has had a complicated relationship with the world. In chronological order, here are five of North Korea’s most incredible plots.
Where does Valentine's Day come from? Let us introduce you to the festival of Lupercalia, a festival when naked young men and women ran around whipping one another with animal hides.
It's the cheapest Michelin-Star dish in the world; a plate of soya sauce chicken from this Singaporean street hawker will set you back $1.80. But the secret recipe is for sale, and it's a little steeper.
Litter in Hong Kong and you may see a digital wanted poster of yourself.
“Hello China!…… there are just so many of you.” Stefani Germanotta, better known by her Queen-inspired moniker, Lady Gaga, made that appeal to 15,000 screaming teenage Chinese girls in a […]
Fashion never sleeps apparently, and nowhere is that more apparent than in Asia where lifestyle related online start-ups are springing up faster than you can say “buy me that Birkin.” […]
I’ll be honest. I’d hoped to hold out a bit longer before falling back on this staple of any Asian culture column, but it was unavoidable in this case. The […]
How much smog is too much smog? Air pollution in Hong Kong is worse than it has ever been, and ten times worse than it was in 2005. In fact, […]
A firsthand look at China’s material progress and clean-tech revolution -- and what could happen if we let an authoritarian state steer AI's future.
For his new book, “The Ghost Lab,” Matt Hongoltz-Hetling spent time with paranormal investigators to understand their relationship with science and society.
The history of catastrophe shows that true resilience comes not from restoration, but from reinvention.
Caitlin Rivers wants to tell the story of epidemiology and the public health heroes who keep the world safe and healthy.
Both nations made missteps, but China still has a chance to make up lost ground.
On November 25, U.N. members will meet in South Korea to cap off a series of meetings aiming to reduce global plastic pollution.
In 1980, Willy Brandt drew a line across the map that still influences how we think about the world.
"If you’re training an AI to optimize for a task, and deception is a good way for it to complete the task, then there’s a good chance that it will use deception."
"The movement is much bigger than Sam Bankman-Fried, or any one person, no matter how wealthy," philosopher Peter Singer told Big Think.
New tests to detect species being traded, as well as population studies, aim to help save them.
Misinterpreted data may be distorting Western predictions about the future of China's economy.
I also can’t conjure sounds, smells, or any other kind of sensory stimulation inside my head. This is called “aphantasia.”
Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.
Scientists don't understand why the correlation exists.
When Mongol traders came knocking, Sultan Muhammad II shaved off their beards. Three years later, his whole empire was annihilated.
She apparently learned some valuable business skills as a former prostitute.
It's the best-known transcendental number of all-time, and March 14 (3/14 in many countries) is the perfect time to celebrate Pi (π) Day!
What if we could harvest energy from human heat, sweat, or vibrations?
Smart investors recognize that the stock market doesn’t exist in a vacuum.
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Viruses, it turns out, can block one another and take turns to dominate.