The Pokemon Go craze is finally reaching an equilibrium. The game had a stellar run while it lasted, but over the last few weeks Pokemon Go has seen a steady drop-off in daily active users (DAUs).
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NASA will be putting most of the research it funds online for free in policy of open access to science.
An intriguing new study inspires a psychotherapist to blame strict parents for creating little liars. But is she right?
We are only just beginning to understand how easy access to information is reshaping how we think.
Neil deGrasse Tyson reveals his political and religious views in an amusing fight with a conservative radio host.
Is virtual reality the future of gaming? They might be, if controllers like this are anything to go by.
One graph claims to show the inverting relationship between inequality and opportunity. The Great Gatsby Curve sheds light on one of the key issues of our time.
A solution to the problem of internet trolls may evolve that will protect us from them, but also from the free exchange of ideas.
“Eureka!” is not always as powerful as “that’s what I thought!” “Reality is what kicks back when you kick it. This is just what physicists do with their particle accelerators. […]
The saying in coding goes: if you have to do a job more than once, automate the task. Bots will one day unburden you from these tasks.
Pascal’s Wager has been betted on for three-and-a-half centuries. Was he asking the right question?
What are the arguments in favor of comprehensive immigration restrictions, what relevant ethical claims are political discourses obscuring, and how has German hip-hop formed as a result?
NASA tests the engine for the most powerful rocket ever built, designed for deep-space missions.
China’s new satellite is going to attempt to create uncrackable encryption using quantum mechanics.
How they get so big so fast is a mystery. Could “direct collapse” be the solution we’re seeking? “For something to collapse, not all systems have to shut down. In most […]
Move over, cigarettes: ramen is the new king of prison currency. A new study for the American Sociological Association found that inmates are using the cheap food as currency.
Nikola Tesla predicted drones, but also predicted their awesome power would unite us all. So far, the only weapon to do that was the Atomic Bomb.
A recent study by researchers from Oxford and Cornell University examines the relationship between trust and moral principles.
With a renaissance going on in psychedelic research, is making us better people included?
Like a culinary canary in the coal mine, coleslaw can tell you everything you need to know about a restaurant.
After nearly 20 years in orbit around Saturn, Cassini prepares to say goodbye. “All the atoms of our bodies will be blown into space in the disintegration of the solar system, […]
A lack of resources may have made the route once considered likely impossible.
A new study highlights the extent of the drug overdose epidemic in the United States.
Years of war in the Middle East have erased old borders. Here is what the map currently looks like.
By definition, innovation brings disruption. 3D food printing is converging with the demography and culture of convenience. From fast moving Millennials, to Boomers who seek hassle-free living, 3D food printing may change not just how we eat, but how we buy what we eat. What might the convergence of this new technology and the disruptive demographics of convenience mean for the future of the grocery store?
Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad talks about the mystery of the continued popularity of radio’s and its cousin podcast.
Researchers announce a potential breakthrough in using nanotechnology to fight cancer.
The Justice Department announces the end of privately run Bureau of Prisons jails, and activists are excited.
Galaxy-sized? Human-sized? Atom-sized? Even smaller? How tiny can a bit of space be and still expand? “We now have the best picture of how galaxies like our own formed their stars.” […]
Our picture of life is going through a major shift. Ed Yong’s book I Contain Multitudes reveals that a genome generally doesn’t contain all the genes an organism needs. Symbiosis isn’t rare, it’s the rule. And we’re just the icing on life’s vast microbial cake.