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Astronaut Victor Glover is the latest in a long line of Black American explorers − including York, the enslaved man who played a key role in the Lewis and Clark expedition
In April 2026, four astronauts are scheduled to fly around the Moon. As part of NASA’s Artemis II mission, they…
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You’re not going to be alone in national parks this summer – enjoy the company
On a summer morning a couple of years ago, we went for a hike on the fabled Bright Angel Trail,…
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Does AI mean more uni students are plagiarising their work?
People using other peoples’ ideas, words and creations without acknowledgement is a widespread problem. Plagiarism occurs everywhere from restaurant menus…
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Toxic blooms and invasive clams are forcing a rethink on the Waikato River
The Waikato is New Zealand’s longest river, central to the identity and practices of Waikato River iwi and a source…
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We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania’s forests more flammable
In 1967, catastrophic bushfires in Tasmania killed dozens of people – and very nearly destroyed Hobart. A year later, W.D.…
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Why Adding ₹10 to ₹20 Feels Huge But Adding ₹10 to ₹1,000 Feels Tiny: The Weber-Fechner Law
Seventeen-year-old Rohan was shopping for a new phone case and a new laptop. At the electronics store, he found a…
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Why You Eat the Whole Bag of Chips Even When You’re Full: Understanding Unit Bias
During a psychology experiment at Delhi University, researchers invited students to a “movie evaluation study.” Each participant received free popcorn…
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Why School Committees Spend Hours Debating Cafeteria Menus But Rush Through Budget Decisions
The school management committee of Delhi’s Greenfield Academy was meeting to make three important decisions: approving a ₹50 lakh technology…
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Why Everyone Thinks Advertising Works on Others But Not on Them: The Third-Person Effect
During a media literacy class at Mumbai’s Cathedral School, the teacher showed seventeen-year-old Priya and her classmates a series of…
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Why Speeding From 80 to 100 km/h Barely Saves Time: The Time-Saving Bias
Eighteen-year-old Aditya had just gotten his motorcycle license and was riding to his friend’s house 60 kilometers away. Running late,…
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Why Studying Only Successful People Gives You the Wrong Lessons: Survivorship Bias
Seventeen-year-old Rohan was frustrated. He’d read ten biographies of successful entrepreneurs—Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg—and noticed they…
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Why Schools Chase Test Scores Instead of Real Learning: The Surrogation Trap
Green Valley High School in Delhi had a problem. For five years running, their Class 10 board exam scores had…
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Why Horoscopes Always Seem Accurate Even When They’re Not: Subjective Validation
During a psychology class at Mumbai’s St. Xavier’s School, the teacher gave each of the thirty students a sealed envelope…
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Why Breaking Down Big Risks Makes Them Seem Scarier: The Subadditivity Effect
Seventeen-year-old Aditya was planning his first international trip—a two-week tour of Europe with his school group. At the airport insurance…
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Why Assuming All Engineers Are Bad at Writing Is Wrong: Understanding Stereotyping
Priya was nervous as she waited for her job interview at a leading Mumbai marketing firm. She had a stellar…
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