For nearly a century, physicists have argued over how to interpret quantum physics. But reality exists independent of any interpretation.
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The universe is filled with unlikely events, but is also full of ways to fool ourselves.
“Time Warp” all the way back to 1800s spiritualism, magic performances, and spook shows.
There are a few possible solutions to the problem of interstellar travel, but they largely remain within the realm of science fiction.
Or are cults the religions we find distasteful?
These clocks burn powdered incense along a pre-measured paths, each representing a different amount of time.
Scientists have found three new examples of a very exotic form of matter made of quarks. They can yield insights into the early Universe.
When migraine and tension-headache patients overuse their medications, they can actually trigger more headaches.
Deep underwater, temperatures are close to freezing and the pressure is 1,000 times higher than at sea level.
Empty, intergalactic space is just 2.725 K: not even three degrees above absolute zero. But the Boomerang Nebula is even colder.
These salamanders are helping unlock the mysteries of brain evolution and regeneration.
On the largest scales, galaxies don’t simply clump together, but form superclusters. Too bad they don’t remain bound together.
We take for granted that time is real. But what if it’s only an illusion, and a relative illusion at that? Does time even exist?
Gods and angels have been replaced with hi-tech extraterrestrials.
Astrophysicists once believed in a static Universe, containing only the Milky Way galaxy. Science definitively proved otherwise.
Economic growth is more about quality than quantity.
Our thermodynamic arrow of time explains why the entropy of any isolated system always increases. But it can’t explain what we perceive.
Spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars are all more common than ring galaxies. At last, we know how these ultra-rare objects are made.
Today’s young people are intelligent and kind, but they are overworked and burned out.
Neuroscientist Christof Koch on human minds, AI, and bacteria.
Parents will sometimes use children as weapons in their relationship battles — and the fallout can be devastating.
Will you die when your body dies?
The great hope is that beyond the indirect, astrophysical evidence we have today, we’ll someday detect it directly. But what if we can’t?
“Upon emergence, these patients are sincerely unsure what was reality and what was a ‘dream.'”
Well-rounded business teams can be built by distilling key insights from sporting data. Bottom line: don’t overstock on superstars.
Your eyes are playing tricks on you.
Skepticism is appropriate when gazing into the futurist’s crystal ball.
Ancient humans may have evolved to slumber efficiently — and in a crowd.
Experiments on suborbital rockets are revealing how to make a better iron furnace.
A look back at the rise of solar power in the US and what’s next.