There are a few clues that the Universe isn’t completely adding up. Even so, the standard model of cosmology holds up stronger than ever.
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When you don’t have enough clues to bring your detective story to a close, you should expect that your educated guesses will all be wrong.
The Michelson-Morley experiment of 1887, despite expectations, revealed a null result: no effect. The implications were revolutionary.
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The largest particle accelerator and collider ever built is the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Why not go much, much bigger?
“Imagination is more important than knowledge” is often taken to mean that your conceptions outweigh what’s real. That’s not what he said.
When we view hard work as a sign of low aptitude, it harms our ability to learn and grow.
The mountain can generate lenticular clouds, which may contribute to its supernatural reputation.
Are you unhappy with how various events in your life turned out? Perhaps, in a parallel Universe, things worked out very differently.