Science
In 1890, a German chemist named August Kekulé told a room of admirers he had dreamed of a snake biting its own tail and woken up knowing…
Aug 6, 2026
August 2026
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Brain & Behavior
Much of what we call owning the room turns out to live in the audience
Aug 6, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Walking away without a word is really two different behaviors
Aug 6, 2026
Space
A Canadian astronaut spent three years training for Boeing's Starliner-1, the mission was converted to cargo-only before it ever flew with…
Aug 5, 2026
Brain & Behavior
A 2026 study of 202,898 people across 22 countries found three questions treated as measures of wellbeing told different stories
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 5, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Research suggests the 1960s and 70s produced adults who could self-soothe, entertain themselves, and tolerate boredom
By Brendan Brown · Aug 5, 2026
Brain & Behavior
A study of 730,000 Norwegian conscripts found the IQ gains of the 20th century reversed after 1975, falling by roughly seven points a…
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 5, 2026
Space
When Soviet cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev launched to the Mir station in May 1991 from Baikonur in the Kazakh SSR, he was a citizen of the…
Aug 5, 2026
Brain & Behavior
A 2024 study spanning ten countries and over a thousand faces overturned a popular idea about beauty
By Daniel Moran · Aug 5, 2026
Physics
Maya astronomers calculated the length of the solar year to within roughly 17 seconds of the figure we use today, using no telescopes, no…
By Daniel Moran · Aug 5, 2026
Brain & Behavior
A Stanford study on persuasion found that the person most likely to have their mind changed in a disagreement isn't the one who argues…
By Daniel Moran · Aug 5, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Psychology suggests people who browse social media but never post or comment aren't passive
By Brendan Brown · Aug 5, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Anhedonia and low mood are measured separately, and they do not always improve at the same rate
Aug 5, 2026
Health
A 2008 trial randomly assigned sedentary young adults reporting persistent fatigue to six weeks of exercise, and found the low-intensity…
Aug 5, 2026