The American author said he attempted to bring scientific thinking to literary criticism, but received “very little gratitude for this.”
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Often viewed as a purely theoretical, calculational tool only, direct observation of the Lamb Shift proved their very real existence.
We do not need to pause AI research. But we do need a pause on the public release of these tools until we can determine how to deal with them.
The largest particle accelerator and collider ever built is the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Why not go much, much bigger?
The space‑specific neurons in the owl’s specialized auditory brain can do advanced math.
Before there were planets, stars, and galaxies, before even neutral atoms or stable protons, there was the Big Bang. How did we prove it?
Ground-based facilities enable the greatest scientific production in all of astronomy. The NSF needs to be ambitious, and it’s now or never.
An interview with economist Tyler Cowen on why American progress has seemed to stall and how we can get it back on track.
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There are many theories of gravity out there, and many interpretations of wide binary star data. What have we really learned from it all?
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Mixed messages and competing interests have left college students feeling lost and stressed.
The road from Kant to modern cognitive psychology has taught us much about our mental filtering systems.
The multiverse pushes beyond the limits of the scientific method. From our vantage point in the Universe, we cannot know if it’s real.
Schopenhauer and Freud can help teams navigate the most prickly of collaboration problems.
Colors can influence your emotions and behaviors, but “color psychology” yields no real insight into your personality.
Talking to yourself seems to yield real benefits, from boosts in cognitive performance to improved emotional regulation.
As we look to larger cosmic scales, we get a broader view of the expansive cosmic forest, eventually revealing the grandest views of all.
Spiritual experiences can be explained in terms of a highly evolved brain. But they also can be extremely meaningful.
Some effective altruists “earn to give” — they make as much money as they can and then donate most of it to charities.
We confidently state that the Universe is known to be 13.8 billion years old, with an uncertainty of just 1%. Here’s how we know.
The Universe is 13.8 billion years old, going back to the hot Big Bang. But was that truly the beginning, and is that truly its age?
The Uros of Lake Titicaca live on floating islands made from reeds. How did they get there?
Perhaps the most remarkable fact about the Universe is simply that it, and everything in it, exists. But what’s the reason why?
And why you, a non-expert, should absolutely not consider “explaining what you know” to an actual expert in the field.
Opponents of America’s entry into the looming Second World War believed the U.S. would be dismembered.
The authors call it “wildly theoretical” — but let’s take a look, anyway.
Want to get ahead at work? It ain’t what you say, it’s the way that you say it — and adaptability is essential.
Social isolation, back pain, and screen fatigue getting you down?
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Ginni Rometty shares lessons in leadership learned during her 40 year tenure and recent executive position as former CEO of IBM.
Radical Emotional Acceptance calls on you to celebrate all of life’s emotions — even the negative ones.