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The Present

To overthrow a tyrant, try the 3.5 Percent Solution

A study of 323 uprisings against repressive regimes yields stunning insights.

High Culture

He had countless hit records. You never heard of him.

Many of the world’s favorite records weren’t really recorded by the artist on the label.

Starts With A Bang

Are Space And Time Quantized? Maybe Not, Says Science

In the search for fundamental truths in our Universe, one of the biggest questions, “are space and time continuous or discrete,” remains unanswered. Throughout the history of science, one of […]

Starts With A Bang

How do photons experience time?

We see them change in wavelength, energy and in their electric and magnetic fields over time. So how do they experience it? “Everyone has his dream; I would like to […]

Starts With A Bang

Ask Ethan: How Do Black Holes Really Evaporate?

Hawking’s greatest achievement is also the greatest source of misunderstanding. “Maybe that is our mistake: maybe there are no particle positions and velocities, but only waves. It is just that […]

Starts With A Bang

Ask Ethan #109: How Do Photons Experience Time?

The way you experience time changes when you near the speed of light. So what happens when you actually reach it? “Everyone has his dream; I would like to live […]