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Over the past two decades, the proportion of those who identify as bisexual increased from 1.2% to 4.5%.
Research suggests that employees with criminal records are far less likely to quit their jobs, perhaps due to a greater sense of loyalty.
The Human Chronome Project finds that the average human sleeps for 9 hours but only works for 2.6 hours.
Particles behave differently when freed from the force of gravity. A new space factory aims to use this to synthesize pharmaceuticals.
A new online religion is spreading misinformation and phony products.
There may be more energy in methane hydrates than in all the world’s oil, coal, and gas combined. It could be the perfect "bridge fuel" to a clean energy future.
In an age of high quit rates, struggling low-wage employees, and tone-deaf leadership, the call for “good jobs” makes great sense.
One of Apple's key innovations serves as a psychological breakthrough, as its technology eliminates the isolating feel of headset use.
If we took the values and principles of cooperation to the next level, we could effectively tackle many crises.
In a time when we dislike and distrust our politicians, why can't we get more popular leaders like Kim Jong Un and Bashar al-Assad?
Cyberattacks are growing in number and sophistication.
The researchers rebuked writers, scholars, and public figures for lazily perpetuating the notion of widespread gender bias in academic science.
If a person stands little chance of ever being wealthy, perhaps playing the lottery is a rational decision.
The pandemic and the Great Resignation fed into a perfect storm of inflation — and some restaurateurs cleaned up.
Wealthier in resources; poorer in time.
It can write 5-minute songs based on short text prompts.
Changes in the world population are determined by two metrics: the number of babies born, and number of people dying.
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works engineering division has devised many jaw-dropping aircraft. Here are some of the best — and one ship.
Burj Al Babas may one day be full of wealthy vacationers, but for now it’s a ghost town in the center of Turkey.
Unmasking a "convenient untruth" in U.S. politics.
Long-term research efforts have revealed alarming mental health trends.
Modern robotics are creating a kind of cultural paradox, where the best religion is the one that eventually involves no humans at all.
Estonia has long been seen as a pioneer in digitizing the democratic process.
It’s far less likely to wander into bizarre lies, emotional rants, and manipulative tangents.
Instead of giving the 239 suffering families and the public a true story, Netflix exploited a horrifying tragedy to push conspiracy theories.
Social media has made yelling past each other all the easier.
Did fire change the development of the human brain?
The restoration of public confidence is crucial for strong democratic governance around the world.
Are anti-workers the lazy children of privilege or the brave vanguard of a utopic upheaval?