October 13, 2013

Comic Con Meets Anti-Monsanto Protest

The image above shows the convergence of an anti-GMO protest outside Central Park and the overflow of superheroes and superhero lookalikes in New York City.

bigthinkeditor

If you live in New York City, this picture might help explain the horrendous traffic that was experienced this week. The image above shows the convergence of an anti-GMO protest outside Central Park and the overflow of superheroes and superhero lookalikes in New York City.

Starts With A Bang

The unsurprising non-detection of intelligent aliens

Life arose on Earth very early on. After a few billion years, here we are: intelligent and technologically advanced. Where's everyone else?

A person in a dark robe wielding a glowing red lightsaber on a desert dune under a night sky with a large crescent moon and a visible planet.

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Does science fiction shape the future?

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A human brain preserved in a clear glass container filled with a yellowish preserving fluid, set against a bright, light green background.

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The key problem with the “brain in a vat” thought experiment

Even with the best technology imaginable, you'd probably never be able to exist as a consciously aware brain in a vat.

A dramatic solar eclipse with a radiant ring of fire visible around the moon, set against a backdrop of clouds and a sunburst.

13.8

A cosmic coincidence: What eclipses tell us about Earth

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Starts With A Bang

If photons have mass, could they explain dark matter?

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