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We make certain assumptions about people we meet along the journey of life. Such as … that they actually have a home to live in.
And it reveals the future of our galaxy’s unborn stars. “True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing.” –Jean Cocteau Our atmosphere […]
The cognitive equivalent of snacking on Twinkies dipped in whey protein to prepare for a triathalon.
Refusing to allow terminally ill patients the right to end their life is a cruel and inhumane relic of religious thinking.
The FBI issued a PSA this week warning us of how hackers can take control of our cars. Its time for a software upgrade.
And what would that mean if it were one? “It is in the theory of perception that we have established our bond, or the lie I should say, for which we […]
Rosalind Franklin is most known for her role in first capturing the blueprint for life. Her efforts provided the evidence to deduce the double helix structure of DNA.
No. Not even if you violate the laws of physics in two fundamental ways. John Oliver: So, roughly speaking, what are the chances that the world is going to be […]
Helen B. Taussig was the original pediatric cardiologist. She founded a field of study, advancing medical research beyond what was thought possible at the time.
Based on World Bank data, Global Finance magazine recently subdivided the world into four income groups. And here are the maps that illustrate the point.
LIGO was just the beginning of this new field of science, but a different experiment will lead the quantum breakthrough! “If you are not completely confused by quantum mechanics, you […]
Mary Anning lived in a time when women couldn’t attend university.
Chris Urmson, head of Google’s autonomous cars, told an audience at SXSW there will be more accidents. But that fact shouldn’t make us stop progress.
Forget those WIMPy WIMPs, and move on up to WIMPzillas! “Eight solid light-years of lead…is the thickness of that metal in which you would need to encase yourself if you […]
Warhol may be dead, but Pop Art is not—it’s more international, relevant, and alive than ever.
No matter what the editorials in the Wall Street Journal say. “The fundamental choice is not whether humans will have faith, but rather what the objects of their faith will be, […]
Researchers at the University College of London have proposed the development of a centralized digital currency. It’s unlike Bitcoin, but has all its benefits.
Police chiefs are banding together to end the war on drugs.
Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) has sent in five robots to locate the spent fuel rods in one of the Fukushima plant’s buildings. However, the robots have gone dark. Operators believe radiation from the plant melted their wires.
Why are some areas redder than others? It’s what happens to methane ice in the Sun. “This is in a real sense the capstone of the initial missions to explore the […]
This is a map of the online world. Each country is resized for the popularity of its domain name. The eye is immediately drawn to the map’s greatest anomaly: Tokelau.
While the battle over the next Supreme Court justice will be fought in the realm of bare-knuckle, high-octane politics, the daily business of the justices is often a good deal less partisan.
Hallucinations are a feature of our brain’s hardware. Could religious visions be accounted for by this neurological phenomenon?
Don’t believe everything you read on the internet, even if “science” is in the title. “Youth always tries to fill the void, an old man learns to live with it.” –Mark Z. […]
The Chairman of the FCC is proposing significant new rules that allow consumers to better protect their data from ISPs.
Drought-stricken Los Angeles County fired silver iodide into clouds during this winter’s El Niño as part of a process designed to elicit up to 15% more rainfall. This form of weather-manipulation is called cloud-seeding.
Jose Carlos Norte has found a way to fingerprint Tor users and track them based on their mouse movements. However, the exploit can only be used if JavaScript is enabled in the browser.
The Federal Highway Administration has rescinded its approval for the use of an alternative roadside typeface called Clearview, once again making the 70-year-old Highway Gothic typeface the single standard for directional signage.
A group of scientists got together to make a case for going back to the moon in the latest issue of New Space. They see it as a gateway which will open up the rest of our solar system, namely, Mars. The bigger question is how much is this side trip going to cost us?