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Are You Smart Enough to Avoid Falling for “Corporate Bullsh*t”?

New research points to a troubling relationship between buzzwords and decision-making

Laughing Off Your Mistakes Makes You Seem More Competent

“People often overestimate how harshly others judge their minor social mistakes”

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How Three Students Designed an Atomic Bomb

A top-secret 1960s project tasked physics postdocs with building The Bomb

The Thrill of Science in 2042

A science historian explains how science got its groove back. A fictional dispatch from the future.

How Energy Politics Played Out on the White House Roof

The quick removal of Jimmy Carter’s futuristic solar panels echoes more recent feuds over renewables

Can We Protect Science?

It was a burning question at the World Economic Forum last week

What Would Richard Feynman Make of AI Today?

The scientific sage was always suspicious of grand promises delivered before details were understood

The Vibes Have Been Off in the US for Decades

New survey analysis reveals a sense of national deterioration

Does Belief in God, not Political Party, Drive Conservatism?

Religious “nones” may be less socially liberal than they used to be

Parachute Science Continues to Prevail in Global South Biodiversity Studies

The privilege of describing new species is skewed to Global Northerners

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Were You Born to Love Music?

How you respond to art—from poetry, to visual art, to music—may be partly written in your DNA

Baby Boomers Are a Transition Generation in Our Longevity Crisis

Lifespan in the United States plateaued over a decade ago

Restoring Panama to When Prehistoric Beasts Roamed the Jungle

The Central American nation never fully recovered from the loss of its megafauna

Saving the Girl with Dementia

It takes a family to drive research for a rare disease forward

Are Killer Whales Also Cannibals?

Yes, but most likely viewing them as “other”

Your Biological Clock is More Complex Than You Think

Prepare for Daylight Saving Time by taking a tour of your internal timekeeping machinery