When we limit the clash of ideas, we ultimately hinder progress for the entire society.
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Quite a lot, actually, even though it has no identifiable value as a scientific concept.
A radical redesign of commercial aircraft, called the flying-V plane, could increase fuel efficiency by 20%, greatly reducing emissions.
We love a good heist movie, but our favorite part is not the caper. It’s building the team. The brilliant thief—just out of jail to do one more job, he […]
Can two planets stably share the same orbit? Conventional wisdom says no, but a look at Saturn's moons might tell a different story.
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What makes a face trustworthy, anyway?
The metaverse has the potential to be revolutionary, for both good and bad. Here is how we can maximize the former and prevent the latter.
When someone attempts to make you afraid of something that hasn't happened instead of a true, present danger, suspect this nefarious ploy.
In the future, you might voluntarily share your social media data with your psychiatrist to inform a more accurate diagnosis.
Russia's cyberattacks against Ukraine have been prolific and ongoing for several years. The future of war may begin in cyberspace.
Simple physics makes hauling vast ice chunks thousands of miles fiendishly difficult — but not impossible.
When someone is lying to you personally, you may be able to see what they're doing.
But it's still challenging to build a 22,000-mile elevator.
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A deadly myth has been manufactured from poor methods and wishful thinking.
A cute mathematical trick can "rescale" the Universe so that it isn't actually expanding. But can that "trick" survive all our cosmic tests?
We can do so much more, so much faster, with the same data. When you think about how astronomy works, you probably think about observers pointing telescopes at objects, collecting data […]
Being mortal makes life so much sweeter.
For some reason, the charges on the electron and proton are equal and opposite, and their numbers are equal, too. But why?
She helped create CRISPR, a gene-editing technology that is changing the way we treat genetic diseases and even how we produce food.
As particles travel through the Universe, there's a speed limit to how fast they're allowed to go. No, not the speed of light: below it.
Our lives have been transformed by the coronavirus pandemic. How can we successfully adapt to the new demands and rules of a society that is sheltering in place? What can […]
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What began as public outcry against Iran’s so-called morality police has snowballed into a mass movement targeting the very essence of the Islamic republic.
A new theory suggests that dreams' illogical logic has an important purpose.
Jung thought these autonomous entities live in your unconscious mind — often at a cost.
And what if both parties are skilled at mirroring each other? Will it produce a stalemate?
In 1974, Hawking showed that black holes aren't stable, but emit radiation and decay. Nearly 50 years later, it isn't just for black holes.