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  • Isaac Asimov’s ‘Foundation’: The Science Fiction Masterpiece You Probably Haven’t Read

    Isaac Asimov’s ‘Foundation’: The Science Fiction Masterpiece You Probably Haven’t Read0

    What if we could use science to predict the future of humankind and, thereby, prevent the collapse of civilization as a result of wars, economic crises or any other unforeseen event that could endanger its existence? This is the starting point of the Foundation saga, a series of seven books written by the brilliant and

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  • Is Your Vocabulary Worse Than Your Ancestors’?

    Is Your Vocabulary Worse Than Your Ancestors’?6

    “Are Americans more intelligent than a few decades ago, or less intelligent?” Jean M. Twenge, W. Keith Campbell, and Ryne A. Sherman asked this question in their 2019 paper, “Declines in Vocabulary Among American Adults Within Levels of Educational Attainment, 1974–2016.” To answer one angle of this inquiry, they examined American’s vocabulary over the last

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  • Is Your Smartphone Making You Paranoid?

    Is Your Smartphone Making You Paranoid?0

    Imagine you are visiting a new city and get lost on your way to that famous must-see museum. In times of yore – actually just about 10 years ago – you might have had to consult a friendly local to direct you. Today, with all the friendly locals still very much around you on the

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  • Is Your Child Wealthier Than Half the World’s Population?

    Is Your Child Wealthier Than Half the World’s Population?0

    CNN: “The top 26 billionaires own $1.4 trillion — as much as 3.8 billion other people” Time magazine: “The World’s Top 26 Billionaires Now Own as Much as the Poorest 3.8 Billion, Says Oxfam” The Guardian: “World’s 26 richest people own as much as poorest 50%, says Oxfam” You’ve probably seen these headlines—or ones like

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  • Is Woke Disney Dying?

    Is Woke Disney Dying?7

    Lightyear? A flop. Strange World? A flop. The Little Mermaid? A flop. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania? A flop. The Marvels? A flop. Snow White? Postponed, probably for fear of a flop. All told, Disney has lost nearly $1 billion at the box office due to films like these bombing, according to box office analyst

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  • Is What We Have Today ‘Progress’?

    Is What We Have Today ‘Progress’?0

    Is humanity improving each and every day? Do we today know more than our ancestors? Are we superior to our fellow human beings in the past? If you answer “yes” to one or all of these questions, then you probably subscribe to what is known as the “idea of progress”—the notion that human history follows

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