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A group of scientists got together to make a case for going back to the moon in the latest issue of New Space. They see it as a gateway which will open up the rest of our solar system, namely, Mars. The bigger question is how much is this side trip going to cost us?
Indiana Jones would have been a lot less irritable if he had access to machine learning.
Bringing a whole new meaning to phrase “couch surfing.”
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists worries technological advancements are going unchecked. The group asks that regulatory bodies be established to help assess and prevent risks.
European metropolises in the Netherlands and Denmark dominate the annual rankings of top bicycling cities, due mostly to major investment in cycling infrastructure. These cities’ dedication to bicycling leads to major environmental, economic, and health benefits. American cities such as Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon, have made major infrastructure improvements in recent years.
An innovative wooden toy teaches children the basics of programming without the need for literacy or screen devices.
Scientists confirmed the discovery of four new elements.
College textbooks are a racket. Financial aid infrequently covers their cost. A significant percentage of students are forced to use credit cards to purchase them. This is one of the unseen contributors to student debt.
Climate change has brought a disease out of obscurity and into new regions of America, causing a pandemic.
Here’s some easy health advice we should all take with us into the New Year.
What could we do with a little more peace of mind?
Life may have ended before it had a chance to begin. They’re calling this solution to the Fermi Paradox the Gaian Bottleneck. It’s not that life has never emerged in the universe — it just never had the chance to grow or evolve.
Pilot study finds standing desks may have improved student test scores.
Refusing to allow terminally ill patients the right to end their life is a cruel and inhumane relic of religious thinking.
“Life is short; art endures” — As art time capsules proliferate, who is deciding what constitutes art worth saving for later?
The good news: New York State just set up a site where residents can directly vote on whether or not they support the bill.
A group of researchers from MIT has thought of what the next anonymous network might look like.
Scientists are reconsidering the number of planets in our solar system after finding mathematical evidence for a new planet that would orbit the sun every 10,000-20,000 years.
The conceptual tools of science had to be painstakingly built. Turns out seemingly self-evident ideas like discovery and facts once weren’t so obvious. In The Invention of Science, David Wootton excavates their history.
Jobs have doubled in the past five years.
How much is a copy really worth?
Photographer Eric Pickersgill has imagined a strange new world. One not unlike our own.
Apple and the FBI sat before the House Judiciary Committee. The group heard testimonies from both sides about the issue, including the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation James Comey and Apple’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel Bruce Sewell.
A couple Big Think experts take the anxiety out of eating by dishing some digestible advice.
Coming to grips with the real changes.
At some point, our antibiotics are going to stop working. Are drug-resistant bacteria winning?
A future of renewable energy can be ours.
Author Junot Díaz reminds us why fiction isn’t just “nice to have.”
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