Why do people get so anxious about math?
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Have you ever sat down to take a math test and immediately felt your heart beat faster and your...
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Have you ever sat down to take a math test and immediately felt your heart beat faster and your...
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The bacteria in our guts can break down food the body can’t digest, produce important nutrients,...
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Zach Anner's quest to get a rainbow bagel in Brooklyn sheds light on New York City's...
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Without water, a human can only survive for about 100 hours. But there’s a creature so...
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What exactly makes a poem … a poem? Poets themselves have struggled with this question, often...
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Figs aren't exactly fruits...but that's not the only bizarre thing about them. Discover the gross...
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If you can’t imagine life without chocolate, you’re lucky you weren’t born before the 16th...
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In the 1950s, as part of a campaign to expose suspected Communists, thousands of individuals...
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After a childhood spent acting a pretty iconic role, Danica McKellar learned that she was capable...
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In mythological ancient Greece, Icarus flew above Crete on wings made from wax and feathers,...
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Are you afraid of black cats? Would you open an umbrella indoors? How do you feel about the...
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Today, Braille is the universally accepted system of writing for the blind, translated into...
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Have you ever noticed that a bunch of cartoon characters wear gloves? Why is that? Vox investigates.
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In his introduction to “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” L. Frank Baum claims that the book is...
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In the United States today, juries decide less than 4% of criminal cases and less than 1% of...
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The Mariana trench, the deepest place in the Pacific Ocean is also one of the most polluted...
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In 1884, the British steamer “Rumney” crashed into the French ship “Frigorifique.” Seeing their...
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Learn what an elliptical pool table can teach us about mathematics.
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Mastering any physical skill takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the...
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The fastest route to confidence is to stop being so attached to one’s dignity and seriousness;...
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Seven Earth-sized planets have been observed by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope around a tiny,...
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In 1815, Lord Byron proposed a challenge to a few literary guests he had gathered in his house...
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How does lack of adequate sanitation and access to a toilet affect the everyday life of an...
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You and your team have crash-landed on an ancient planet. Can you appease the three alien...