Empedocles never used the term "element"

There is no scientific reason to think that we humans are on an inevitable genetic trajectory towards idiocy

Instead of time-traveling, we can space-travel or identity-travel

Uptalk is the use of a rising, questioning intonation when making a statement, which has become quite prevalent in contemporary American speech

The odds in a coin flip aren't quite 50/50.

Very few researchers have attempted to describe a biomechanical model for numerical simulation of front and back somersaults, as performed on the trampoline

A case can be made that the hypothesis that we are living in a computer simulation should be given a significant probability. And if we are, we suffer the risk that the simulation may be shut down at any time.

Those who suffer from this “delusion of negation” deny their own existence

Why are rainbows curved?

It is commonplace to drive a car for long periods without paying much attention to steering or changing gear

Usually people don’t agree with one another as much as they should

Entire cities in the World of Warcraft have been reportedly destroyed with no one spared

The idea that humans walk in circles is no urban myth. This was confirmed by Jan Souman and colleagues in a 2009 study.

Of most interest is how Disney trains its employees to deliver that happy feeling to its paying customers

If you went outside and lay down on your back with your mouth open, how long would you have to wait until a bird pooped in it?