The decline of reading and the rise of social media are again transforming what it feels like to be a thinking person.

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Snowpiercer, Bong Joon Ho’s 2013 dystopian sci-fi film, is now a free streaming sensation on Tubi and remains as timely as ever.

A new study reveals why chronic pain lasts longer in women, linking it to biological differences in the immune system, not emotional responses.

A study reveals random exploration outperforms focused analysis—shedding scientific light on non-ordinary ways of knowing.

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This year, the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) examination was conducted on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026.

A Stanford University team have tested their nasal spray vaccine in animals but still need to do human clinical trials.