Because of our ability to think about thinking, “the gap between ape and man is immeasurably greater than the one between amoeba and ape.”
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We’ve almost got the entire story. James Webb will put the last piece into place. In all of science, there are really only two ways that something can be “known” to […]
It is impossible for science to arrive at ultimate truths, but functional truths are good enough.
Using urinals, psychological collages, and animated furniture to shock us into reality.
Two different studies provide further evidence of the efficacy of psychedelics in treating depression.
At just 3 solar masses, it eliminates the “mass gap.” Searching for black holes is one of the most difficult astronomical games a scientist can play. Emitting no light of their […]
A Harvard professor’s study discovers the worst year to be alive.
A newly discovered coronavirus — but not the one that causes COVID-19 — has made some dogs very sick.
Certain companies feel magical. Though the spells they cast may be unique, each emits an aura that delights customers, attracts top talent, and impels the culture to pay attention. Apple […]
And is anyone protecting children’s data?
The Big Theoretical Physics Problem At The Center Of The ‘Muon g-2’ Puzzle In early April, 2021, the experimental physics community announced an enormous victory: they had measured the muon’s magnetic […]
A recent study of Iceland’s Krafla volcanic caldera suggests hidden magma pools may be lurking under many of the world’s volcanic systems.
Neuroplasticity is a major driver of learning and memory in humans.
Oxygen is thought to be a biomarker for extraterrestrial life, but there are at least three different ways that a lifeless planet can produce it.
How can researchers map something as complex as the human brain?
Without the now-obscure land investment affair, Georgia might have been a “super state.”
Mass determines a star’s fate… except when it doesn’t. Supernova events are common, visually spectacular astronomical cataclysms. In 1987, a supernova just ~168,000 light-years away was observed in the Large Magellanic […]
The pandemic has many people questioning whether they ever want to go back to the office.
Measuring a person’s movements and poses, smart clothes could be used for athletic training, rehabilitation, or health-monitoring.
How imagining the worst case scenario can help calm anxiety.
A study on charity finds that reminding people how nice it feels to give yields better results than appealing to altruism.
Dark matter must gravitate, so why couldn’t the graviton solve it? One of the most puzzling observations about the Universe is that there isn’t enough matter — at least, matter that we know […]
The ‘Monkeydactyl’ was a flying reptile that evolved highly specialized adaptations in the Mesozoic Era.
Dancing, for Nietzsche, was another way of saying Yes! to life.
Sometimes, moral lessons can be learned from blowing away zombies.
The most mental game in existence no longer requires fingers.
Modern science progresses with an intensity and even irrationality that Aristotle could not fathom.
Among history’s many thought leaders, Plato may sport the most impressive resume of the bunch. The Athenian philosopher founded the Academy. His Dialogues are required reading at every institution of […]
The mismatch between theory and experiment is anything but certain. The most exciting moments in a scientist’s life occur when you get a result that defies your expectations. Whether you’re a […]
