From using words to overthrowing regimes, shared awareness is necessary for people to coordinate. The cognitive scientist explains to Nature how it works. When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...: ...

How Do We Understand the Natural World? The Nature of Science and the Field of Paleontology -- How Do We Know When Dinosaurs Lived? Interpreting Earth's History from Rocks -- How Do We Explain ...

Members of the Flat Earth Society claim to believe the Earth is flat despite scientists explaining how we know the Earth is ...

We know Earth’s exact spot in the universe thanks to a mix of astronomy and technology. First, we figured out we’re the third planet orbiting the Sun, which is part of the Milky Way galaxy—a giant ...