Nobody saw or was even aware of the fireball that exploded above the Bering Sea on December 18, 2018—until now.

Basecamp CEO and co-founder Jason Fried gives us a peek behind the scenes of his company and discusses his philosophy on doing great work, making a positive difference, and learning to breathe in the…

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Simply holding meritocracy as a value seems to promote discriminatory behavior.

Light-skin-tone symbols are used far less often in the U.S. than their darker counterparts. Does shame explain the disparity?

Humane by Design is a resource that provides guidance for designing ethically humane products through best practices focused on user well-being.

Tinkersynth is an experimental art store. Create unique prints by manipulating whimsical machines and making serendipitous discoveries.

Haruki Murakami explains why if you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.

A three-year UN-backed study from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform On Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services has grim implications for the fut...

Boris Katz has spent his career trying to help machines master language. He believes that current AI techniques aren’t enough to make Siri or Alexa truly smart.

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As the World Wide Web turns 30, a look back at its early skeptics

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During development, cells seem to decode their fate through optimal information processing, which could hint at a more general principle of life.

Community is about a series of small choices: how to spend a Saturday, what to do when a neighbor falls ill, how to make time when there is none.

Demis Hassabis founded a company to build the world’s most powerful AI. Then Google bought him out. Hal Hodson asks who is in charge

Physicists have long suspected that quantum mechanics allows two observers to experience different, conflicting realities. Now they’ve performed the first experiment that proves it.

How a writing tool became the new default way to pass notes in class

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An artificial-intelligence “artist” got a solo show at a Chelsea gallery. Will it reinvent art, or destroy it?

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Der Rechtsruck in Europa ist immer deutlicher zu spüren. Die Soziologin Franziska Schutzbach entlarvt in ihrem Buch die rechtspopulistischen Diskursstrategien. Ein Interview.

I regularly help pre-seed entrepreneurs identify and evaluate potential startup opportunities. The following is a set of heuristics I’ve developed and collected over the years that might of u…

The Feynman Technique is a mental model that helps you learn faster and increases retention. Read this article to supercharge your learning.