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How MDMA Affects Empathy

Scientific evidence is mounting that ecstasy isn’t just a party drug.

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Flipbook: A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything

A brief history of pretty much everything. Doodle style.

Shut Up and Listen

Understanding the cold, hard truths behind the concept of empathy

The Empathy Mirror

Recent discoveries in neurofeedback can teach you to be less of a dick.

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Life on the Goldilocks Planets

So-called Goldilocks planets have orbits believed to be in a “habitable zone,” making them candidates for life as we know it. Recently, several new Goldilocks planets have been discovered, many by the Kepler satellite (shut down in May 2013 due to mechanical problems). Here’s a quick primer on the planets as well as some musings as what it might take for us to get there.

You’re an Animal

Are humans out of place in the modern world?

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Walk This Way: Center for Active Design Fights Obesity with Architecture

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How Meditation Eased My Case of Internet Brain

I think you know what I mean by “internet brain.” After spending an hour or so online—scanning your social networks, jumping from one diverting...

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How to Explore Your Dreams—Literally and Lucidly

Lucid dreams are dreams that you know are dreams while you’re having them.

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How To Go Back to School in Something Completely Different

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Can the Physics of 'Green Waves' Help Los Angeles Perfect Its Synchronized Traffic Lights?

Can the Physics of “Green Waves” Help Los Angeles Perfect Its Synchronized Traffic Lights?

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America's 100,000th Electric Car Just Sold: Are These Things Catching On?

With traditional cars, we’re stuck buying—and burning—gas.

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Does In-N-Out Need a Veggie Burger?

California vegan Ari Solomon has started a petition to get the beloved burger chain to offer something for vegetarians.

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Aerofex Corporation Shows Off Its Prototype "Hover Bike"

Flying cars have been a long time coming, but we do have a prototype "hover bike" now.

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NASA Photos Show the Drought's Alarming Effect on the Mississippi River

In just a year, the Mississippi went from abnormally high levels to historic lows. That's causing problems.

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Well, Look at That: U.S. Carbon Emissions Are at a 20-Year Low

In the midst of this man-made heat wave and drought, there's some (mostly) good news: carbon emissions are down.

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Intermission: Manic Pixie Dream Fund PSA

Sweatsy shops have become an epidemic. Do you know where your feather hair clips come from?

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