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Adopting a healthy scepticism towards inherited ideas means “emptying the container of the Self.”
Humanity is never fully in control of its creations. This lesson from Mary Shelley has remained relevant for over 200 years.
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Don’t argue with science. Just do it.
Physicists have yet to pinpoint the hypothetical matter that keeps galaxies from flying apart. Now they have a new focus.
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The Standard Model may or may not be in trouble, but particle physics definitely needs saving. Here’s what the new LHC can do.
Public mass shooters almost always have worldviews shaped by the “3 Rs”: rage, resentment, and revenge.
Physicists just can’t leave an incomplete theory alone; they try to repair it. When nature is kind, it can lead to a major breakthrough.
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Is the quest to upload human consciousness and ditch our meat puppets the future—or is it fool’s gold?
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The right questions are those sparked from the joy of discovery.
A group of prominent scientists shares how research has changed them.
Is the Universe finite or infinite? Does it go on forever or loop back on itself? Here’s what would happen if you traveled forever.
There are so many problems, all across planet Earth, that harm and threaten humanity. Why invest in researching the Universe?
Planets can be Earth-like or Neptune-like, but only rarely are in between. This hot, Saturn-like planet hints at a solution to this puzzle.
Figuring out the answer involved a prism, a pail of water, and a 50 year effort by the most famous father-son astronomer duo ever.
The first stars in the Universe were made of pristine material: hydrogen and helium alone. Once they die, nothing escapes their pollution.