Culture

Alternative funeral options are changing how we honor our dead
A small, yet growing number of people are starting to choose funeral options outside traditional burial or cremation.
Science fiction books that predicted the future with terrifying accuracy
Science fiction writers have anticipated a variety of modern inventions, from cars to organ transplants. Some books barely seem like fiction.
The most undervalued problem-solving tool? Lateral thinking.
Lateral thinking is a way of approaching problems. It deliberately forgoes obvious approaches in favor of oblique or unexpected ones.
Electric flying car races get the green flag
Nike unveils its first hands-free sneaker: The GO FlyEase
Science and art collide over a giant field of leeks
This urban park used to be an airport runway
Ballerina teaches robot to dance with her during pandemic
What does a solarpunk future look like?
Your moral compass could be broken
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Do apologies even matter?
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Amputee veterans need to game, so this engineer builds new controllers from scratch
Is free will an illusion?
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