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Evolution exists and exerts itself in a different way than gravity does… because natural selection is an “algorithmic force.”
The atoms, planets, stars, and even galaxies aren’t expanding, even though space is. How come? This article was written by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity […]
Where gravity comes from has been an utter mystery. String theory offers an explanation.
A new nonprofit organization aims to elect more scientists to the U.S government.
Kellyanne Conway’s recent appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, where she used the dystopian-sounding phrase “alternative facts,” sounded eerily similar to George Orwell’s 1984 concept of newspeak and doublethink.
Amazon introduces a monthly STEM toy subscription box aimed at kids – because we’re all born curious.
Interpersonal skills are a prerequisite for harnessing outside-the-box thinking on behalf of others, and they’re just as important as math, science and technology training.
“Human ambitions have no limits,” the Sheikh announcing the project said.
Constant? Not-a-constant? Or is there a fundamental flaw in the way we’re doing business? This article was written by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity […]
If even black holes won’t last forever, what will happen when the last one goes? “My discovery that black holes emit radiation raised serious problems of consistency with the rest of […]
New report has some surprising findings when it comes to the gender pay gap.
The US Air Force’s Space Horizons Team wants to juice America’s space program. Here’s how.
Are we living in a simulation? Theoretical physicist Brian Greene and Neil deGrasse Tyson walk us through the ideas, which might support this fantastic and unnerving concept.
Physicists finds evidence from just after the Big Bang that supports the controversial holographic universe theory.
When companies hide algorithms from public view, the data are used for destructive purposes, warns Cathy O’Neil in her new book.
You really do have to know when to hold ’em, and know when to fold ’em, and most of the time trusting your gut is a copout, says poker champion Liv Boeree.
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Can robots tell stories? In a way, yes. We’re far more likely to see robot nursery rhymes than a robot Shakespeare.
Its 18 large, segmented golden mirrors aren’t even the whole story. But how much gold is really in there? “Hey, if our eyes could access the infrared part of the light […]
The philosopher believed we craved for something less pleasant.
Genius kids are caught in the Goldilocks oatmeal paradox – if there’s too much heat on extracting their ability they suffer, but keep too cool a distance and they’ll be wasted.
And how if you try this with someone shorter than you are, you’ll find it extra convincing! “I drive from Florida to California all the time, and it’s flat to […]
Everybody wants to be happy, right? Who wouldn’t try to get as many pleasurable experiences as they could? Well, if this philosopher is right. You wouldn’t.
Our universe is flat, geometrically. But what exactly does “flat” mean?
Through an incredible anecdote, Earl Lewis demonstrates why STEM can’t do it alone. Scientists and humanists needs each other, and institutions have a responsibility to continue to fund and nurture the humanities.
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How can we chart moral progress? One popular narrative holds that it increases steadily, rising over time. But Jelani Cobb argues it happens in fits and starts, like an EKG line that spikes and falls.
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NASA debuted its own Giphy channel packed with gifs of the their missions and research.
A new generation of tabletop physics devices may be the next forefront for breakthrough discoveries.
Danger is at hand, and you may have voted for it. Science educator Bill Nye weaves a passionate argument for the importance of science literacy in a country’s elected leaders.
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