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Wormholes Could Exist in the Real World – and They Could Be Safe for Humans

With the way science and scientific research is going, it seems like life in our beloved science fiction stories could end up being a reality one day – even if that one day remains so far off that we’ll probably never get to see it ourselves. One thing that has fascinated humans for years, whether...

Stockton, CA Gave Residents $500 a Month, No Strings Attached. Here’s How It’s Going.

There are many conversations happening in politics these days about how we can better take care of everyone in our society. What can we afford, how can we re-allocate funds, who deserves what, and what history says about supporting people with a safety net when times are hard. Michael Tubbs, though, the young mayor of...

Scientists Say a Warp Drive Might Someday Be a Reality

The only reason that shows and movies like Star Trek and Star Wars aren’t incredibly boring to watch is that they can “warp” or “go into hyperdrive” and pop from one end of their universe (or ours) in the blink of an eye. If we had to watch while they actually made their way across space, well…they would never...

Here’s How You Can Delete Yourself From Google Searches

There are a lot of great things about living in the age of the internet, but listen. Not everyone likes the idea of random people being able to learn things about their family and lives with a simple Google search. It can make a person uncomfortable even if they don’t have something to hide, but that...

4,000-Year-Old Dolmen of Guadalperal Stone Henge Emerges from the Depths of a Spanish Canal

Any fan of Outlander can tell you the value of a good stone circle or megalith. They are an incredible feat of engineering that evokes imagery of giants and druids and ancient gods and ancient humans overcoming extraordinary limitations (and doing math!) in the service of those gods. There is something magical about such places,...

10 People Explain How Their Race Has Influenced People’s Perceptions of Them

As humans, we are constantly making assumptions about the world around us and the people and things in it. Maybe we shouldn’t, but I think it’s part of how humans are wired. We categorize things in our head to help us make sense of them. The problem is, a lot of our assumptions are based...

12 People Share the Stark Reality of Living as a Person of Color

I don’t know why the world is the way it is. That’s not true. I kind of do. It’s because dismantling systems of power and oppression is hard. It takes a lot of work and dedication, and most people are too wrung out from the daily grind to care about anything else. Lucky for all...

12 People Share What TV Show They Think Had the Perfect Ending

One of my favorite TV shows growing up (and of all time) was The Wonder Years. I watched that show religiously every week and I was pretty bummed when it was announced it was going off the air. And that finale…? Don’t even get me started. It was so sad that just thinking about it right...

16 People Share What Modern Comforts They Would Trade for a Place In High Society in the Past

People love to ruminate and consider questions and answers that have to do with the possibilities linked to time travel. Where would you go, what would you want to see, what would you change if you could – but the facts of the matter are, we are so used to certain comforts and conveniences that...

15 People Share the Common Concepts They Just Can’t Grasp

Before we dive into this list, let me just say that one of the greatest things about human beings is that we’re all different, and we all have strengths and weaknesses and each of those things has a part to play in society. If you totally get math, but you can’t spell to save your...

18 People Confess the Things They Know They Should Get, But They Don’t

I think that every single adult in the world has those things they know they should get by now, but since they don’t, they’re too embarrassed to ask because they feel like it’s too late. Well, folks, listen up – it’s never too late. All you have to do is fine the courage to ask,...

Even Scientists Make Mistakes, and Sometimes They Create New Fish

The thing about science is that it’s a process. It follows a method, but it’s all about learning. And sometimes the best learning comes from mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes, right? Well last year, scientists at a lab in Hungary had a real OOPS moment. But after the OOPS comes the learning. Their hearts were in...

The Short, Tragic Life of Microsoft’s “Clippy”

If you’re a person of a certain age – a person who was using Microsoft Office’s suite of products back in the aught’s, for example – you might remember the little paper clip that would pop up offering to give you tips or answer any “help” type questions you might have. You could hide him,...

Don’t Devalue People Who Challenge You, And 5 Other Things Bill Gates Would Tell His Younger Self

There’s a trend of celebrities (and some regular people) musing on what they would tell their younger selves if they could go back in time and save themselves some trouble (and a lot of heartache in the process). Whether it’s personal or professional, we’ve all (hopefully) learned quite a bit with the benefit of maturity...