We should not expect aliens to look anything like us. Creatures that resemble octopuses or birds or even robots are legitimate possibilities.
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If the metaverse is money, then companies will certainly want to play, too.
As far as we can tell, there’s no limit to how far it goes on; only a limit to how far we can see. Could the Universe truly be infinite?
Catholic sisters outnumber priests and religious on every continent.
A large study concludes that people who grew up in rural areas are superior at navigation, likely because cities tend to be less complex.
According to Tolkien, fantasy requires a deep imagination known as “sub-creation.” And the genre reflects a fundamental truth of being human.
Successful romantic relationships require desire, but that desire doesn’t have to be sexual.
Even the most brilliant mind in history couldn’t have achieved all he did without significant help from the minds of others.
In the pursuit of happiness, money probably trumps meaning.
The “Clovis First” hypothesis for human settlement of North and South America has just been debunked. Where do we go from here?
The Human Genome Project put together 92% of our DNA blueprint. Here’s what it took to complete the rest.
If we are wreaking havoc on ourselves and the world, it is because we have become mesmerized by a mechanistic, reductionist way of thinking.
Will all robots think like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg?
We’ve fooled ourselves before with galaxies that look just like this one. The evidence we have simply isn’t strong enough.
A community in Austin, Texas is using geothermal energy to keep homes warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
Overwashing is bad for skin health, but many people do it anyway. One reason is that our brains intimately associate stink with disgust.
Not only that, but AI learns what type of faces we like.
I hate grading. I love teaching, though, and giving students feedback is teaching.
One research group’s AI-based drug discovery platform could be redesigned to discover VX nerve agent and 40,000 similar chemical weapons.
In the latest edition of the Starts With A Bang podcast, we talk with soon-to-be Dr. Arianna Long about galaxies, from birth to today.
There is much more to the Kama Sutra than just sex. It’s a guide to anyone wanting more pleasure in life, however they take it.
The results of a recent study found that genetically engineering cats could be a solution to eliminating cat allergies.
Most cities reeked of death, defecation, and industrial waste. Still, focusing only on stench means turning a blind eye (or nose) to the many other smells that helped shape human history.
Social media distorts the reality of the public sphere.
An optical telescope with a massive 20-foot (6-meter) mirror has an eye-popping price tag of $11 billion.
Our Universe requires dark matter in order to make sense of things, astrophysically. Could massive photons do the trick?
Fermilab’s TeVatron just released the best mass measurement of the W-boson, ever. Here’s what doesn’t add up.
Time for a status check before watching “Moon Knight.”
On forums, “true bitcoiners” didn’t talk about technology or crypto. Instead, they talked about trust and corruption.