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A powerful new tool lights up the brains of worms, and may soon help draw maps of other animals brains.
“To be ignorant of causes is to be frustrated in action.” So wrote Francis Bacon, counsel to Queen Elizabeth I of England and key architect of the scientific method. In […]
These studies are only the tip of the iceberg, with adverse consequence of the time change ranging from student test scores to stock market returns.
A strange philosophical thought experiment forces us to ask if the world can be completely described in physical terms.
Done properly, peer review requires that journals fulfill their role as knowledge custodians, rather than being mere knowledge distributors.
Today, we could use Big Data to radically reform democracy. Tomorrow, we could build nanofabricators and usher in an era of abundance. Is society ready?
Augmented reality (AR) contact lenses will project the digital world into our retinas, perhaps helping us navigate the metaverse.
A new paper reveals that the Voyager 1 spacecraft detected a constant hum coming from outside our Solar System.
If you want to understand what the Universe is, how it began, evolved, and will eventually end, astrophysics is the only way to go.
A recently identified stage of sleep common to narcoleptics is a fertile source of creativity.
“In our studies, people who are more intelligent don’t mind wander so often when the task is hard but can do it more when tasks are easy.”
Many atheists think of themselves as intellectually gifted individuals, guiding humanity on the path of reason. Scientific data shows otherwise.
We have two descriptions of the Universe that work perfectly well: General Relativity and quantum physics. Too bad they don’t work together.
Trees store carbon dioxide, have a cooling effect in cities, and reduce flood risks.
The strangest thing about trying to predict the future is that our only clues lie in the past.
A recent study analyzed the skulls of early Homo species to learn more about the evolution of primate brains.
New experiments find weird quantum activity in supercold gas.
In a world without “bullshit jobs,” we would have more hours available to us to learn new skills and to unleash our creative side.
The beauty of this magical medicine called silence is that it is available to all of us, even in cities, if only we care to listen.
We’re safeguarding the world’s seeds in the Arctic, why not our most precious data?
After 100 million nights of people asking, “What are those twinkly lights?” it is pretty remarkable that we happen to live in one of the first generations that actually knows the answer.
A recent study illuminated surprising differences in how men and women seek help when struggling with relationships.
Why do people own so many unused possessions, treating them as though they are too special to use?
Many contemporary composers live in the shadow of Bach and Beethoven, even though they’re just as interesting to listen to.
The model is almost eight hours ahead of a doctor’s recognition of a patient’s deterioration.
Scientists watch as mice mouse around an onscreen maze.
From boosting empathy to improving therapy, virtual reality is poised to change our ideas of the self.
A rift in thinking about who should control powerful new technologies sent the brothers on diverging paths. For one, the story ended with a mission to bring science to the public.
Reductionism is a successful way to explain the universe, but it cannot replace experience. This is part of the mystery of life.