With the right material at the right temperature and a magnetic track, physics really does allow perpetual motion without energy loss.
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The AI test can be done every night at home while the person is asleep, without even touching their body.
Do our thoughts have any meaning whatsoever?
Venus Life Finder could launch as early as 2023.
Despite the fact that both species shared a similarly large neocortex, scientists still have many questions about how closely the function of their brains resembled our own.
Spaceguard shows that we can manage risks to the extinction of humanity — if only we put our mind to it.
We also don’t know how Tylenol works. But it does work.
Should you blast the A/C even when you’re not at home?
Bring not a bagpipe to a man in trouble.
Remembering Frank Drake, who transformed the search for alien life & extraterrestrial intelligence into a full-fledged scientific endeavor.
Total annihilation is a permanent threat.
For many people, a challenge to their worldview feels like an attack on their personal identity.
The new material may make marine uranium extraction economically feasible.
Colors can influence your emotions and behaviors, but “color psychology” yields no real insight into your personality.
Not every “expert” has the expertise to back up their argument.
By creating a type O kidney, they hope to make more organs available for transplant.
Today’s young people are intelligent and kind, but they are overworked and burned out.
Dogs are seen as more likely to leap without looking – possibly a trait shared with their owners.
Though difficult to watch, films like “Shoah” and “Life of Crime” cover topics that should not be ignored.
Some animals were even assigned their own lawyers.
Einstein’s relativity teaches us that time isn’t absolute, but passes relatively for everyone. So how do telescopes see back through time?
Oxygen isn’t strictly necessary for combustion, but it is ideal. Any advanced (alien) civilization probably uses oxygen to burn things.
When constructed well, post-training survey questions can provide a wealth of information that helps guide future design decisions.
The Greeks were among the first to move beyond “primitive money” and establish an official currency, transforming their trade, government, and even philosophy.
Salt causes a dehydration-like state that encourages the conversion of the starch in the french fry to fructose.
Imagine Flipper trained in the art of espionage.
Planets can create nuclear power on their own, naturally, without any intelligence or technology. Earth already did: 1.7 billion years ago.
The Russian mindset is characterized by cynicism and distrust.
