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Lessons from the Roman Empire about the danger of luxury
Are we enslaved by the finer things in life?
A supernova blast may have caused a mass extinction 359 million years ago
There was a massive die-off of marine life 359 million years ago, and nobody knows why. A new study proposes that the Late Devonian extinction may have been caused by one or more nearby supernovae. Th...
Despite social pressure, boys and girls still prefer gender-typical toys
Fifty years of research on children’s toy preferences shows that kids generally prefer toys oriented toward their own gender.
Lightning strikes will double in Arctic as climate warms
The uptick in Arctic lightning could cause more wildfires, potentially triggering a feedback loop that releases massive amounts of carbon into the atmosphere.
Why people become radical extremists and how to help them
New research sheds light on the indoctrination process of radical extremist groups.
The universe has a Hubble constant problem
Differences in the way that the Hubble constant—which measures the rate of cosmic expansion—are measured have profound implications for the future of cosmology.
How Atlantic City inspired the Monopoly board
The popular game has a backstory rife with segregation, inequality, intellectual theft, and outlandish political theories.
Accidental MIT study shows everybody is bad at getting stuff done on time
When you say, “I’ll get it done this week,” you’re just lying to yourself.
COVID vaccine: Where does freedom end and civic duty begin?
Instead of insisting that we remain “free from” government control, we should view taking vaccines and wearing masks as a “freedom to” be a moral citizen who protects the lives of others.