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Brendan was once a leader in the US white nationalist movement. But when he took the drug MDMA in a scientific study, it would radically change his extremist beliefs.

New research published in BMC Psychology sheds light on the "lying flat" lifestyle movement and its relationship to attitudes towards being single. The findings indicate that young adults who have a positive view of the lifestyle, which emphasizes relaxation and avoiding excessive work or societal pressure, also believe that they can find happiness through various sources other than romantic relationships. The results suggest that there might be a growing trend among young people to choose the single lifestyle in the future. ...

LaFawn Davis Senior Vice President of ESG at Indeed explains their findings of how LGBTQ+ employees don't want to work in states with anti-LGBTQ policies.

In the late '90s, Walmart had all the right ingredients to become the dominant online retailer. But it made some critical mistakes.

A new paper shows that rent-seeking by firms with dominant market positions has exploded since the 1980s.

“Obviously Elon can afford to pay Twitter’s bills: it’s couch cushion money for him. So he must have a reason for not doing so, which of course he’s not sharing.” Puck’s William Cohan a…

Software companies need to balance growth and profitability to create lasting value.

A blog about science, technology, science fiction, books, and the future.

At a time when the outlines of the known world were a mystery to many, and even the most powerful empires had no idea about the realms beyond their distant borders.

At Big Think, Chris Niebauer writes “Eastern philosophy says there is no “self.” Science agrees.” This concept is often difficult for Westerners to grasp, myself very much included. But…

A work of supernatural science fiction for an age of magic and paranoia.

There’s a resurgent labor movement in the tech industry. Tech workers—designers, engineers, writers, and many others—have learned that when they stand together, they’re poised to build a better version of the tech industry. They haven’t stopped there: at companies from Kickstarter to Google, workers have formed unions. And you should, too. But what are unions? And why do they matter?

Perhaps to no one’s surprise, generative artificial intelligence models contain bias rooted in the data that drive them and by the people who design the systems. For Bloomberg, Leonardo Nicol…

Megan Asaka on how her book 'Seattle from the Margins' can inform public engagement with contemporary local issues.

Michigan State law professor Justin Simard says 18% of all published American cases are within two steps of a slave case. His team has spent years documenting them, hoping to force a legal reckoning.

We have discussed Covid at length with our doctor, and she is in 100% agreement that we are doing the right thing by trying to avoid covid infection. She is very happy our children attend outdoor playgroups and has recommended these to her other patients. Her words to us were "People just don't

A detectorist in Suffolk, England recently found a beautiful halfpenny minted some time between 1625-1649, during the reign of King Charles ...

The New York Times tracked oil tankers faking their location as they ignore sanctions but keep insurance that is contingent on following the sanctions: “It’s significant when you look at dollar ter…

Researchers are tracking where fishing boats turn off their signal in the ocean. This could stop illegal fishing.

The New York Times tracked several oil tankers faking their locations while transporting Russian oil currently under Western sanctions, in an apparent effort to deceive their American insurer.

A handy guide to the history and significance of the most common LGBTQ+ Pride flags...

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