"We think we can make something better or find out what is going on in this interesting area if we try a bunch of things and apply several sophisticated techniques to study this." These proposals are ...

In various contexts, for practical, philosophical, and logical reasons, there is a default assumption. In the criminal justice system, for example, someone is presumed innocent until proven guilty. T ...

Much of running a small business is a gamble, buoyed by boldness, intuition and guts. But wise business leaders also conduct formal and informal research to inform their business decisions. Good ...

A neuroimaging study of young, healthy adults showed that consuming a milkshake did not, on average, result in a significant ...

Comparison of venous abnormalities using both catheter venography and ultrasound imaging shows little difference among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), their unaffected siblings, and healthy ...

The COVID-19 pandemic led many countries around the world to implement strict public health measures like lockdowns, social distancing, mask wearing, and travel restrictions. While these steps were ...

In his bestselling 2005 book Collapse, Jared Diamond offered the societal collapse of Easter Island (aka Rapa Nui), around 1600, as a cautionary tale. Diamond essentially argued that the destruction ...

Up until now, the simulation hypothesis, which has occasionally received backing from the likes of Elon Musk and Neil ...