Deepak Chopra Tweets are Indistinguishable From Bullshit, Says Study
The paper, titled “On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit,” doesn’t pull any punches.
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The paper, titled “On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit,” doesn’t pull any punches.
The winners of the 2015 FASEB BioArt Image and Video Competition have been announced, and they’re amazing. Here’s the best, most beautiful science photos the year had to offer. See more >>
And it all relates to the recent Canadian election, where a strong anti-climate change govermnent was voted out in favour of someone more planet friendly.
Expect the "snail hop" to be the next craze sweeping the nation's dancefloors.
This new timeline by Slovak graphic designer Martin Vargic does a wonderful job of describing the last 13.8 billion years of space—and what might happen in the next 10 billion, too. Prepare to scroll (the image is 23,364 pixels deep). See more >>
Although "Q-Carbon is a girl's best friend" doesn't have the same ring to it.
Drop in and check out what's planned for this fortnight of future-gazing.
There’s a basic test used to identify bodily secretions at crime scenes, and it's incredibly useful in primary investigations—unless you spill a lot of commercial flour around.
Are climate talks in fact bad for the environment?
Proving that the world never stops being weird.
The science personality has a very clear answer on the matter.
The Breakthrough Energy Coalition will “invest in ideas that have the potential to transform the way we all produce and consume energy”.
It took six years and 720,000 exposures, but Scottish wildlife photographer Alan McFayden finally got his bird. He captured this stunning image of a female kingfisher in a rare mid-dive, perfectly mirrored in the water below. See the whole image >>
Geologists are stumped.
The modern piano evolved rapidly in the first 150 years after its invention, but it is now so good that it probably won’t change much more in the future.
An MIT neuroscientist captured this stunning MRI image of herself and her child, creating an emotionally striking yet abstract work of art. Read More >>
