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Einstein didn’t like the schools he went to, how would he improve them?
If it can stretch the Universe from the size of a subatomic particle to billions of light years in a fraction of a second, why doesn’t Einstein’s relativity forbid it? When […]
What does it take to tackle a multifaceted problem?
New research from the University of Cambridge says it does.
Many great minds have plenty of bad things to say about democracy, but what about the people who think it is great?
Twitter clarifies whether it would block any world leaders from its platform.
Gender is burdened by a lot of adjectives these days. It’s non-binary, it’s fluid, it’s ‘over’. According to the American rapper Young Thug, an artist at the helm of hip-hop […]
The accelerated expansion of the Universe is one of the greatest puzzles today. Could this out-of-the-box idea explain it without dark energy? When it comes to our quest to understand the […]
The paradox is one that Hawking himself claimed to have a solution to many times, but none of the proposals have held up to scrutiny. The paradox is still unresolved. […]
Whether you are new to the workforce or a corporate executive, you may find yourself in the position of needing to write and present an effective message to a group […]
The hallmark of a good scientist is changing your mind when new evidence arises. Here’s what that looks like. Science, like many things in life, is always a work-in-progress. While a […]
Are there really no good action and adventure films anymore, or is there an inherent bias toward them?
While it can often be tempting to unfollow friends who have differing political views than you, one philosopher tells us why we should embrace, rather than shun, such challenges to our worldviews.
Really puts the whole “don’t give up until you’re dead” thing to shame.
Researchers used the same method that would be employed to detect life on Mars.
Here are some of the best books on the rich history, rabid speculations and intriguing fictionalized world of artificial intelligence.
Before there were gravitational waves, multi-messenger astronomy got its start with the neutrino. Sometimes, the best-designed experiments fail. The effect you’re looking for might not even occur, meaning that a […]
An anthropologist and a theologian walk into a room. The punchline is wise and wonderful.
We talked to a scientist who studies the afterlife and near-death experiences.
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In the search for fundamental truths in our Universe, one of the biggest questions, “are space and time continuous or discrete,” remains unanswered. Throughout the history of science, one of […]
A new quiz by the University of California reveals just how much carbon your diet is creating.
Is it ever okay to believe in things we consider to be impossible or extremely improbable?
The secret behind the Em Drive’s thrust, which is real, may be in the long-discarded pilot wave theory.
There’s a complex biological system behind our intuition.
Scientists at Stanford Medicine recently observed that some mice recovered from strokes better than others, leading them to wonder whether or not they could find evidence that specific genes played […]
With huge suites of data, we can extract plenty of signals where we know to look for them. Everything else? That’s where AI comes in. At the dawn of the 20th […]
A new study in mice shows that fasting increases BDNF, a protein that promotes the growth of neuronal connections.
Inventor Nikola Tesla’s work at Niagara Falls may be his most direct and lasting contribution to our lives.
Philosopher Tim Crane believes religion can be a rational, “intelligible human reaction to the mystery of the world.”