#research
# health
There may finally be a vaccine and a treatment for one of the most successful and annoying viruses.
# science
Ever walk into an old house or a dark, gloomy place and felt like something is just... off? Now we know why.
# oddities
Before we worry about artificial intelligence, we should really tackle natural stupidity.
# science
New research shows that far from challenging computers when we think, we seem to operate at a much slower pace than scientists expected.
# science
A new discovery by scientists shows an organism becoming part of another, proving an idea that creationists insisted was impossible.
# oddities
New research shows that the worse a country's income inequality, the more tolerance it has for buffoons in charge, and sometimes, actually prefers them.
# health
A bizarre experiment shows that your gut biome plays a critical role in anxiety disorders, and that you can (indirectly) pass it on.
# oddities
According to pundits and politicians, we live in a world where talent and reward go hand in hand. But basic statistics says that's simply not possible.
# science
Scientists discovered that the signal linking between our hearts and brains has the telltale sign of quantum entanglement. Now what?
# science
As researchers study how narcissists truly see the world, they're learning a lot of new things about their views of others' competence and humility.
# science
New studies can answer why support for authoritarianism is on the rise and more and people are becoming disillusioned with democracy.
# science
When science, the media, and short-sighted metrics meet, the end result is often long on flash and short on facts.
# science
New research says that talking to strangers has a lot of mental benefits. And they may just help us out of the societal mess we're in today.
# science
Researchers found that not only do those with money and power think they're smarter, they're likely to exaggerate their upward mobility.
# tech
What happens when voters make decisions based on the belief that someday soon, scientists and engineers will turn them into immortal robots or web-enabled software?
