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This is the latest study to confirm that the brain does not fully mature until at least the third decade of life.
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New research elaborates on the likely role that curly hair played in human evolution.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michio Kaku and more great minds debunk society’s biggest myths about success.
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Lots of people have seen lots of bizarre events and phenomena that defy our conventional experience. But is there a scientific explanation?
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Tiffany Yu was disabled at 9 years old in a car accident that also took the life of her dad.
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We’ve operated on a 4-phase model for sex therapy since the ‘60s. “Virtually everything” was wrong with that, according to Dr.
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High-conflict people are found in all walks of life. Learning how to identify them, and what to do next, can save you much emotional turmoil.
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Your sexual education was probably inadequate. Here’s the information you always needed.
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What do we mean by a black hole's size? A photon sphere? The minimal stable orbit? The event horizon? The singularity? Which one is right?
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Steven Pinker explains how to cultivate greater rationality in today's complex world. bit.ly/3JG1POl
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Financial setbacks are more common than you might think.
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Not everything that claims to be "scientific" actually is. There are five features of scientifically rigorous studies.
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A new discovery of over 1,000 tiny stone blades or bladelets pushes back the origin of these technologies by about 40,000 years.
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Temperatures in the Sun's core exceed 10,000,000 degrees Celsius. But how on Earth did we actually come to know that? explains in the latest for #13point8
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With a bigger, better, and more sensitive detector than ever before, the XENON collaboration leaves little wiggle room for WIMP dark matter. bit.ly/4091lHO
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Humiliating powerful people was not a key to success for Socrates.
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What is the capacity for belief in humans, and how does it shape our lives and interactions with the world?
#PrincetonU professor talks with to help find the answer.
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Earlier this century, some very strong evidence arrived showing that there was a universe before the Big Bang, demonstrating that the Big Bang wasn't truly the start of it all. bigthink.com/starts-with-a- (via )
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How old is old enough for certain conversations and life lessons?
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Not only are corporate training videos easy to deploy, they’re also highly effective.
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Although age is the principal risk factor for several chronic diseases, it is an unreliable indicator of how quickly your body will decline or how susceptible you are to age-related disease.
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Theory without experiment is blind, and experiment without theory is lame.
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Being a jerk might lead to more sex and personal success, but it's not all good news.
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Lifting weights leads to bigger muscles, but more importantly, it also strengthens your bones, which reduces the risk of fracture.
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From everyday aches and pains to serious illness, art can improve our health in ways that are both measurable and effective.
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"The rapidly changing world around us makes it difficult to say where the monster is — and in fact, the monster may be ourselves." Why slaying monsters is such an existential bummer bit.ly/40omf5f
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Speeding through the Universe and leaving a wake of new stars, this runaway supermassive black hole is likely the first among thousands. bit.ly/3LFso8Z
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All those bodies in medical schools had to come from somewhere. Here's a brief history lesson... bit.ly/3n5cs5M
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If controversy persists, it evolves alongside our social standards.
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Can we find a meaning in life that satisfies our need for one? Albert Camus says no, but that this needn’t be a problem. bit.ly/3Jwizrx
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When people gain power, they become less ethical and more self-serving. Realizing this can help us counter power's corruptive influence.
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From landscaped gardens to road systems, the Persians were among the first to create many things we still enjoy today.
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Sexual attitudes are more man-like than ever. Here’s what that means for women.
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