This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Frank Heile, Physicist, Software Engineer, Consciousness Theory The most symmetrical, spheri...
What people really want in relationships is dignity, not domination. While it's not hard to understand why people who have suffered oppression might fantasize taking a turn at domination, to actually do so is to over-reach.
On March 23, 1882, a girl named Emmy Noether was born in Erlangen, Bavaria. The daughter of a mathematician, she would turn out to be a mathematical genius and make one of the most important contributions to physics in the twentieth century.
From flowers to architecture, it is oft been said that there is pleasing beauty in symmetrical design. Research has also shown that when it comes t...
If you think of the human body as a collection of some ten thousand trillion trillion molecules, then there are infinitely more ways to combine them into non-symmetrical shapes than into symmetrical ones. Why is it, then, that bilateral symmetry is so common?
Modeling has made humans what we are and our success as a species depends on learning to use them wisely.
The truth is not necessarily what some authority says it is, but rather what can be proven. But, if so, where did that leave the truths taught in my Sunday School?
Honey is the only kosher product that comes out of a non-kosher producer. So what were Israel's greatest scholars and mystical thinkers trying to convey as to uniquely regard it in Jewish law?
What is beauty? This question has plagued philosophers and artists for millennia. And now, modern scientists think they're close to figuring it out.
I’m sure you’ve heard it when you’ve wished someone happy birthday. Maybe you’ve even said it yourself. “Oh, please, don’t remind me; I fe...
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Holiday gift giving season has arrived! While this time can be stressful, we have compiled a list full of unique and special gift items to make shoppi...
If a radio show taping doesn't sound intriguing, you've never listened to Radiolab. What surprised me most was how scripted and thought-out the hosts' material was, yet they still coming across on the air as spontaneous and natural.
The ability to beautify -- maximize one's attractiveness -- gives us an edge, whether in a job interview, at a party or during a presentation. How do we connect with our attractive instincts?
