If every infinite outcome were equally likely, we’d never come to be. “Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see how it does it.” –Ludwig […]
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Two addiction specialists believe we need to reframe the conversation around psychedelics.
The technology behind wireless charging or inductive charging was discovered by Nikola Tesla in the 1890s and utilizes an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. In chargers, an […]
The Cassini-Huygens telescope has spent the better part of the last two decades finding out more about our galaxy than we could possibly dream of. Here’s 14 of the coolest things it has found out.
Studying philosophy has had a major impact on the power players of Silicon Valley.
Will your grandchildren live in cities on Antarctica?
Past or present, if there’s ever been any life at all, it changes everything. “They say once you grow crops somewhere, you have officially ‘colonized’ it. So technically, I colonized […]
How do you even study thinking from that long ago?
Your bones would “explode.”
Clashes between “antifa” on the far left and the alt-right have intensified.
A commonly prescribed anti-anxiety medication may have killed the Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell.
Dark energy may be real and the Universe may be accelerating, but does that mean a Big Freeze is inevitable? “It’s everywhere, really. It’s between the galaxies. It is in […]
Will Smith defends entry of non-theatrical Netflix movies at Cannes.
Has Google become our modern confessional? Former Google data scientist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz discusses how Google knows you better than your friends and family–maybe even yourself. He is the author of Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on the mind-boggling awesomeness of space.
University of Houston researchers discover a catalyst that may make commercial-scale hydrogen extraction from water possible.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Author Mary Gaitskill on vulnerability, alienation, and Cerebus the Aardvark.
Sam Harris talks with David Deutsch about how modern people are already living like astronauts.
Five independent images point to an incredible, single story, but the mystery of how it was created still remains. “The origin and evolution of life are connected in the most intimate […]
Our hands lead us to certain choices, according to Zachary Estes of Bocconi University.
Anxiety can be a force for good, writes Tibetan Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön.
Visualization of how the average working American adult spends the days of his or her life.
Astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell explains why we shouldn’t be afraid of alien visitors.
A new study from Yale researchers found that people rate familiar fake news as more accurate than unfamiliar real news. This is a troubling finding that makes the fight against fake news increasingly difficult.
A study on the strange Cold Spot in space may prove that we live in a multiverse.
One of inflation’s co-founders lashes out against the community. But is there a scientific leg to stand on? “…an understanding of the infinite tree of universes seems to be needed in […]
This could lead to a small 3D printer used by soldiers to quickly make anything needed in the field.
Hampshire College appoints some slime molds as scholars-in-residence.
Europe’s best and brightest minds converge upon Budapest to solve the problems of today’s Europe. Topics will include AI, the job market, emerging technology, and more.
The 20th century held some incredible advances across all the science. But astrophysics’ best days are yet to come. “When we have found how the nucleus of atoms is built up […]