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How the Enlightenment Worked
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The Enlightenment was a period of major intellectual change. Read about the Age of Enlightenment and the Enlightenment thinkers' impact on history.
What are the origins of democracy?
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What are the origins of democracy? Read about politics in the United States (which is actually a republic), the ancient Athenians and the origins of democracy.
How Old Is Earth and How Did Scientists Figure It Out?
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In 1953, CalTech geochemist Clair Patterson came up with an estimate for Earth's age that still holds today.
How Many Orbeez Does It Take to Fill a Bathtub?
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It's an important question, so come with us and we'll show you how to figure it out.
Why We Feel Hungry … Even When We're Not
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Hunger doesn't always feel like a grumble in the tummy. Find out how our bodies alert us to hunger, even when we don't need food, at HowStuffWorks.
10 Innovations in Water Purification
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As far back as 1500 B.C.E., people were trying to purify water to make it drinkable. And we're still at it. Today inventors use tools as simple as clay and as sophisticated as carbon nanotubes to bring clean water to the world.
In Vivo vs. In Vitro Trials (and Why Combining Both Is Best)
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In scientific research, knowing the difference between in vivo vs. in vitro methods is essential for interpreting results and designing new experiments. These two approaches help researchers understand complex biological phenomena and advance medical knowledge in very different ways.
Are we living in a computer simulation?
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Computer simulations can be very life-like, but so real that we might be living in one? Find out if we are living in a computer simulation.
Three Famous Hypotheses and How They Were Tested
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From Isaac Newton to Ivan Pavlov, scientists have developed and tested hypotheses through carefully crafted experiments for centuries. Here are three groundbreaking hypotheses and the predictions they tested.
What Is ESP? How ESP Works
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Have you ever had a dream that came true? Or called a friend at the exact moment he was calling you? Most of us have had some sort of paranormal experience. Is this evidence of the existence of ESP?