But the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope compels us to add, “so far.” Beginning with its 1990 launch, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope revolutionized our conception of the Universe. This photo of […]
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Hubble, our greatest space-based observatory today, is just the beginning. The Hubble Space Telescope has been astronomy’s most revolutionary observatory in history. The stars and galaxies we see today didn’t […]
A physicist creates an AI algorithm that predicts natural events and may prove the simulation hypothesis.
Voltaire once wrote, “Perfect is the enemy of good.” This advice served him well over the course of his life — not being a slave to perfection enabled him to […]
The Universe is dark, but the distorted light reveals its presence. When we look at the objects in the Universe, the mass just doesn’t add up. A galaxy that was […]
How do you know you are real? A classic paper by philosopher Nick Bostrom argues you are likely a simulation.
More frequent sex has been linked with higher income rates, according to a 2013 study.
Not everything needs a medium to travel through. If we can overcome that assumption, we don’t need the aether at all. All throughout the Universe, different types of signals propagate. Some […]
In Canada and Austria, there are some signs that the young Swedish activist is already reshaping the political landscape.
But few critics actually addressed the science on climate change.
What if patience, and maybe other personality features too, are more a product of where we are than who we are?
To get a sense of faraway places, these 'atlases' let the locals give you their perspective.
It all depends on what type of creativity we're discussing.
The distance between the American dream and reality is expressed best through literature.
First of a 3-part series about future technologies and their role in human flourishing.
Despite being free to users, Facebook seems to have a monopoly on our speech, our data, and our lives.
General Relativity had to be right. Here’s how we knew. What happens to light when it passes near a large mass? Does it simply continue in a straight line, undeflected from […]
"Cargotecture" is becoming increasingly popular as a cheap alternative to traditional houses.
Is this the real life or is it just fantasy? And does it really even matter?
Whether you caught or missed the eclipse of January 20/21, 2019, here’s what you need to know for all the ones you’ll ever view again. On January 20/21, 2019, a very […]
Gulp. Is that you, Santa?
It’s been over 100 years since Einstein, and over 300 since Newton. We’ve still got a long way to go. From measuring how objects fall on Earth to observing the motion […]
On January 20/21, half of Earth will experience a total lunar eclipse. For the first time in 19 years, this includes all of North and South America. When the Sun, Earth, […]
Some Democrats and political analysts are calling Trump an ‘unindicted co-conspirator’ after his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to eight felonies.
It's the first time a female superhero has ever scored her own film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In his new book, Nick Chater writes that what we see is what we get.
The Dr. Data Show is a new web series that breaks the mold for data science infotainment, captivating the planet with short webisodes that cover the very best of machine learning and predictive analytics.
The Doomsday clock has never been closer to midnight.
Traveling to Mars is going to be hard. Not going completely bonkers when we're there may be even harder.