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Why Is It so Cool to Be Gloomy?

The world is in better shape than most people think, but we’re more inclined to focus on bad news than good. Psychology can help explain why.

How We’re Becoming Slaves to Technology, Explained by an MIT Sociologist

“We’re always on, always plugged in, always stimulated, always in a constant state of self-presentation.”

Scientists Find Evidence of a Multidimensional Universe INSIDE Our Brain

An exciting discovery has been made by scientists as they have uncovered that the human brain contains structures and shapes that may have up to eleven dimensions.

Disarming the Weapons of Mass Distraction

Today, we grapple with a pervasive new digital culture, attention has become an issue of pressing social concern. Technology provides us with new tools to grab people’s attention.

‘Life after Google: 10 Laws of the Cryptocosm’

Today, all around us, scores of thousands of engineers and entrepreneurs are contriving a new system of the world that transcends the limits and illusions of the Google realm.

The Eternal Return Theory Says You’re Not the First You to Live Your Life

Deep in the pit of night, an impish visitor comes to tempt or torment you. “This life as you now live it and have lived it.”

Here Are 50 Possible Solutions to the Fermi Paradox

What keeps you up at night? If you’re anything like us, wondering where all the aliens are can really cut into your sleep time.

Artificial Intelligence Runs Wild While Humans Dither

It may not be too much of an exaggeration to say we are reaching a critical juncture. Is truth, in some senses, being electronically determined?

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