New experiments look to the interplay between neutrons and magnetic fields to observe our universal reflection.
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A fascinating mathematical structure exists that goes well beyond our common experience. Could it revolutionize physics? Perhaps the most remarkable fact about the Universe is that every particle within it — at […]
If you’re wondering whether the blast wave or the radiation would kill us first, you’re asking the wrong question. As far as raw explosive power goes, no other cataclysm in […]
Even extremely simple configurations in General Relativity cannot be solved exactly. Here’s the science of why. It’s difficult to appreciate how revolutionary of a transformation it is to consider the Universe […]
If you’re careful enough, you can learn more about the Solar System than you ever imagined. This year, on March 20th, the full Moon will illuminate the night sky. With […]
There are a few different theories out there, but the parieto-frontal integration theory, or P-FIT, appears to give us the best model of the neuroscience of intelligence.
Eight-dimensional octonions may hold the clues to solve fundamental mysteries.
The answer is surprisingly simple, if cataclysmic.
“History matters, and we now know that hysteresis is part of the answer,” wrote the author of a recent study.
A 2019 ranking of all 50 states’ education systems shows the Sunshine State serves its college students well.
Study looks at who/what they prefer learning from
Three scientists publish a paper proving that Mercury, not Venus, is the closest planet to Earth.
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A new study finds that simply growing up in a home with enough books increases adult literacy and math prowess.
Almost all experts agree that coding will become nearly as ubiquitous as literacy in the future. But the nature of coding in the future may be very different.
The closer together we get, the argument goes, the healthier we’ll be.
The quest for a quantum theory of gravity is the holy grail of physics. Here’s why it’s murkier than anyone expected. If you want to fully describe how the Universe […]
Lauren Miranda sent a nude selfie to a boyfriend years ago. Somehow one of her students discovered it.
The shape of our Universe has long been recognized to be flat. But that isn’t the only possibility. The Universe is expanding, and goes on for farther than even our […]
Few students will become architects, but architecture may be able teach them more about real-life problem-solving than geometric proofs.
If the only advice you’ve heard on public speaking is to imagine the audience in their underwear, this article’s for you.
It would be nice if we lived in a world where we could just do a good job and bosses would pay everyone what they’re really worth, and close the […]
A theory from cosmology claims the Universe could rip apart to shreds.
Finland and the U.S. have chosen opposing answers to the question of how much standardized testing is too much.
Traveling interstellar distances in human lifetimes is an amazing dream, but it won’t ever be achieved like this. For centuries, ever since we realized that every star we can see in […]
She’s not held back by other animals’ numeracy limitations.
A plan to forgive almost a trillion dollars in debt would solve the student loan debt crisis, but can it work?
We don’t have to tell you that business is complicated. You know. Maintaining productive employee and client relationships, mastering challenges and opportunities, and navigating the future are things that don’t […]
Particle physics is everywhere, even in the palm of your hand. When you hold out your palm and point it towards the sky, what is it that’s interacting with your hand? […]