The United States came out of the Revolutionary War victorious. But building a new nation was very different from fighting a war.
Got milk? Or: Just do it. Which is a more effective ad slogan? New consumer research probes how minds respond to questions in advertising ploys.
Discarded pieces of landing gear, crashed spacecraft and wear and tear have produced a lot of debris that is now scattered around the Martian surface.
Maybe the tool matters less than the user.
Peer pressure, amusement and the desire for attention help explain why young people participate in risky social media challenges.
With dreaded, invisible germs lurking on surfaces and in people, our surroundings are seen as a minefield – and we end up dulling one of our most valuable senses.
Over 70% of scientists and engineers in the United States are white, but there are many challenges educators face.
These coordinated movements of a flock of starlings follow no plan or leader. Scientists used to think the animals must communicate via ESP to create these fast-moving blobs.
The new era of space exploration is characterized by an emphasis on diversity and international cooperation. But there’s a lot of work to do before there’s gender equality in STEM fields and at NASA.
Practicing existential humility means learning to live with the natural tension between our desires for certainty and curiosity.
