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A little brain training goes a long way
People who use a ‘brain-workout’ program for just 10 hours have a mental edge over their peers even a...
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Astronomers Discover New Neighbor Galaxy to the Milky Way
In recent years astronomers have extended their view almost to the very edge of the observable universe. With the...
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Can Science Lead to Faith?
The relationship between science and religion has always been vexed. Most scientists I know are nonbelievers, convinced that there...
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Lip-Smacking Primate Hints at Speech Evolution
Most primates make rudimentary calls that consist of one or two syllables. But the gelada—native only to the grasslands...
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Is Space Digital?
Craig Hogan believes that the world is fuzzy. This is not a metaphor. Hogan, a physicist at the University...
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Can Super Mario Save Artificial Intelligence?
Human brains are remarkably inefficient in some key ways: our memories are lousy; our grasp of logic is shallow,...
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I do not fear death
Roger Ebert was always a great friend of Salon’s. We’re deeply saddened by reports of his death, and are...
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Steamrolled by Big Data
Five years ago, few people had heard the phrase “Big Data.” Now, it’s hard to go an hour without...
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Big Data: The New Replicators
Charles Darwin and Richard Dawkins may never have envisioned the current era of Big Data, but their shared fundamental...
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The Cosmic Gallery – in pictures
From a serene view of planet Earth, through the heart of the Milky Way and out to far-flung galaxies,...