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The dream of multi-messenger astronomy is to seen an event with gravitational waves, neutrinos, and light all together. The newest candidate just might get us there. When it comes to cataclysmic […]
Dark matter is perhaps the most mysterious substance in the Universe. What exactly it is, however, still eludes us. Dark matter is one of the most mysterious and yet most ubiquitous […]
O.T. Olsen’s gorgeous ‘Piscatorial Atlas’ (1883) describes a world now destroyed and forgotten
The academic performance of American schoolchildren hasn’t budged in two decades, despite billions of dollars in increased funding.
They experience reality differently than we do.
A review of Matthew Engelke’s How to Think Like an Anthropologist.
The White House is reportedly considering an executive order that would open up public access to scientific research.
A new genetic analysis reveals big differences between cultivated and wild tomatoes and domesticated, store-bought tomatoes.
“Superstar” firms have been lowering labor’s share of GDP in recent decades, a new study finds.
It will take a national effort to get it done. Here’s how. Over the past six months — a full half of a year — the United States has suffered more deaths and illnesses due […]
The truth is a messy business, but an information revolution is coming. Danny Hillis and Peter Hopkins discuss knowledge, fake news and disruption at NeueHouse in Manhattan.
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Just because you have “star” in your name doesn’t mean you are one. When we think about the objects in our Universe, they fall into two categories: self-luminous objects, like stars, […]
Sometimes the best way to make changes is when you’re in the middle of a challenging time.
Thousands of people are experiencing severe pulmonary issues from vaping, and some are dying.
Since the 1940s, NASA has been testing experimental aircraft (aka X-planes) at California’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base. In the past two decades, however, the agency […]
The host of Hardcore History has written his first book, The End Is Always Near.
These prior beliefs help us make sense of what we are perceiving in the present.
We just found a system that we can’t explain. Here’s what’s going on. One of the most fascinating facts about the Universe is that there’s so much of it out there. […]
One look at the uncertainties and the assumptions changes the story tremendously. Is there intelligent life out there in the Milky Way beyond our own Solar System? If so, how […]
When it comes to hiring great salespeople, the statistics do not paint a pretty picture. In the U.S., roughly a third of all salespeople leave or are fired from their […]
Showcase self taught skills.
Among the variety of human screams, it is screams of terror that stand out most vividly.
There could have been life on Mars in the past, but that’s only the beginning of the story. For as long as humanity has been watching the skies, we’ve been fascinated […]
There are a few different theories out there, but the parieto-frontal integration theory, or P-FIT, appears to give us the best model of the neuroscience of intelligence.
Our clever human hands may soon be outdone.
If you thought the Planck satellite just made temperature maps of the cosmic microwave background, this will astound you. The Milky Way, to human eyes, appears as simply a mix of […]
Sure, cosmic inflation has its detractors. But it also has something no alternative possesses: predictions and tests. Perhaps the most compelling part of any remarkable story is its origin: how it […]
The Response Act calls on schools to increase monitoring of students’ online activity.
Research explains the positive impact and health benefits of children spending more time in nature.