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Free will is an ancient problem that has buffled philosophers and scientists alike. In the dawn of a new era of science and technology modern physics theories provide a new way to understand this fundamental question.
School sucks and there is scientific evidence why! This article studies the problems of the current educational system and offers some proposals as to how to solve them.
Surely death is a matter that concerns us all. Since the dawn of time man has created any kind of crazy theory about what goes on after death. Is there an after-life? Science tries to answer this question for the first time by taking a closer look at near-death experiences.