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4 years ago
The horror of the air war, in one stark map
This graph shows how badly German cities were hit by Allied bombing raids.
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- 11-10-2020
Amartya Sen: The century’s greatest critic of capitalism
This critique rejects Homo economicus as the organising heuristic of human affairs. Human beings, it says, need more than material things to prosper. Calculating power is only a small part of what mak...
5 years ago
NASA to test its first all-electric plane, the X-57
The experimental X-57 Maxwell is the agency’s first all-electric plane.It will also be the first manned X-plane that NASA has tested in decades.Electric planes could help to significantly lower the en...
Bored to death: What is boreout syndrome?
The under-recognized condition affects workers in offices across the globe.
New science can “resurrect” extinct species DNA
Jurassic Park has fueled public misconceptions about science’s abilities to bring extinct species back to life. But de-extinction technology can resurrect genetic material from extinct species into th...
2019 Nobel Prizes: What you can learn from this year’s winners
From literature to physics, the annual Nobel Prizes aim to highlight the most groundbreaking achievements in every field.
Can AI simulations predict the future?
Move over deepfakes. Multi-agent artificial intelligence is poised to manipulate your mind.
What is free will, really? Steven Pinker explains.
The processes behind our ability to make decisions are complex, but they’re not miracles.
6 years ago
9 heartbreaking Hurricane Michael photos remind us of nature's power
It's the first time a Category 4 hit this region. Ever.
Kanye shares big ideas with Trump at White House
West delivered an impassioned speech on American industry and transport, even pitching a high-tech plane to Apple.
3 ways the Earth and reality could be destroyed by the Large Hadron Collider
A well-known cosmologist comes out with very stark warnings about particle accelerators.
Reading fiction is as important now as ever
Novels open us to the nuances of being human.
U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley suddenly resigns
Haley, who's at times been both a supporter and critic of the president, reportedly "shocked" White House officials by announcing the end of her two-year ...
The teenage brain: Why some years are (a lot) crazier than others
Neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky explains how your first 25 years will shape the next 50.
FBI director defends "limited scope" of Kavanaugh probe
Wray said the investigation was "limited in scope" and "followed standard procedures," though he seemed to sidestep repeated questions about the involvement of the White ...
Why voters value loyalty over honesty in politics
Researchers at Cornell found through new experiments that people will overlook dishonesty if it benefits them and the group they identify with.
Mount Vesuvius eruption boiled people's blood, made skulls explode
The eruption quickly killed those caught in its intense wake.
Nearly every country wants universal healthcare (except for one)
Most other countries don't have universal healthcare because of poverty or war. Why does the U.S. keep clinging to a bad system?
What this epic obituary can teach us about living and dying
We tend to treat death and dying as a somber and serious event, but what if it doesn't have to be that way?