"We know now that when you become a corpse, when the doctor declares you dead, there’s still a possibility, from a biological and medical perspective, of death being reversed."

"Kids in Baltimore solved a very old problem in linguistics: English doesn't have a gender-neutral pronoun."

Apollo 9 Lunar Module (March 6, 1969)

Apollo 9 Lunar Module (March 6, 1969)

The Largest Swimming Pool in the World

Musicians who learn a new melody demonstrate enhanced skill after a night’s sleep.

How Parents Around the World Describe Their Children, in Charts

Each man is exactly as happy as he believes himself to be.

Epictetus
The Evolution of Video Game Controllers

The Evolution of Video Game Controllers

"The Google effect is the tendency to forget information that can be easily found using internet search engines such as Google, instead of remembering it."

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Having easy access to the Internet, the study showed, makes people less likely to remember certain details they believe will be accessible online. People can still remember, because they will remember what they cannot find online. They also remember how to find what they need on the Internet.

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Embryo space colonization

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