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No matter how good our measurement devices get, certain quantum properties always possess an inherent uncertainty. Can we figure out why?
Virtually all the statistical methods researchers commonly use assume potential mating partners decide who they will have children with based on a roll of the dice.
The spooky world of quantum mechanics might reach out and touch you — by mutating your DNA. Welcome to the weird world of quantum biology.
Grandmasters and drug dealers have one thing in common: They are many steps ahead of their rivals.
It may seem as though top performers are always on, but the secret to their success is taking the time to recharge.
A decade ago, scientists weren’t able to confidently connect any individual weather event to climate change, even though the warming trends were clear.
Digital currencies are set to upend paper currencies, but it likely won’t be the decentralized utopia some hope it will be.
The idea that “you” persist after death does not hold up to the current understanding of memory and identity.
NASA was dangerously cavalier about the dangers of the shuttle launches.
Ever lose track of time while doing something? It gets worse with a VR headset on.
As the stream of AI-generated art turns into a deluge, NFTs could become a cornerstone of the Virtual Renaissance.
The new agency wants to push the boundaries of science and technology.
What if we could harvest energy from human heat, sweat, or vibrations?
Whether you write it 6/28 or 28/6, it’s perfection either way. Perfection might be a wonderful thing to strive for in life, but achieving it is very rare. In the realm […]
Can AI-powered “answer engines” replace the 10 blue links model?
“If you’re training an AI to optimize for a task, and deception is a good way for it to complete the task, then there’s a good chance that it will use deception.”
9 minutes of cruel history may cure the anti-progress delusion.
Big Think Business columnist Eric Markowitz prefaces his new series on long-term thinking with the experience that almost cut his life short.
Human organs don’t always show up where doctors expect.
The holograms use ‘aerohaptics’, which creates feelings of touch with simple jets of air.
Quantum communication offers a surer path to sending an interstellar message, as well as receiving one. But can we do it?
An elaborate device called the Mechanical Turk defeated Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte at chess. Edgar Allan Poe revealed the hoax.
The threats Mars astronauts face — and how NASA is working to solve them.
What if intelligence can thrive without consciousness?
Because there’s not enough Walden pond to go around.
Yes, the Universe is expanding, but if you’ve ever wondered, “How fast is it expanding,” the answer isn’t in terms of a speed at all.