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Looks like the inner planets formed *after* the gas giants moved to their current position, and Jupiter ejected a fifth giant, too! “The stars look the same from night to […]
The history of Guy Fawkes and the use of his likeness.
Why does much of the world stubbornly resist data and email encryption? Why don’t we enable it on all our devices all the time?
Questioning the power of individual choice.
Sometimes, space itself comes with its own magnifying lens. “We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.” –Madeleine […]
Planets, Stars, Galaxies, Groups and Clusters are all real. But Superclusters? They’re nothing more than optical illusions. “It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.” –Virginia Woolf […]
When a trophy just for showing up does more damage than good.
The mental mechanics of how emotions and logic relate aren’t widely understood. Our minds are built to mostly be “indirectly rational.”
Reading is dangerous, but there’s no harm in preparing students for the challenge.
NASA is getting really serious about its mission to land humans on Mars in the 2030s.
A new study shows how children who face difficult times grow up to be anxious adults. Luckily, there’s something we all can do.
Exploring and mapping the Universe? A great plan. But the math of spending billions on asteroid deflection doesn’t add up. “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the […]
Roll over, Picasso, and tell Kandinsky the news.
A new study says people who worry are better prepared than those who don’t — but that’s not the whole story.
In principle, they could, of course. But around bizarre star KIC 8462852? Probably not. “The fancy that extraterrestrial life is by definition of a higher order than our own is […]
Climate change doesn’t have the emotional characteristics that make it truly deep-in-your-heart scary. Leaders will have to act anyway.
NASA data from the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICES) indicates that there have been “mass gains from snow accumulation” that “exceeded discharge losses” from the thinning glaciers.
Hotelling’s law, a principle from game theory explains the tendency for industries to set up shop right next door to their closest competitor.
They won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, but their legacy’s just beginning. “I know all about neutrinos, and my friend here knows about everything else in astrophysics.” –John Bahcall, […]
It was a dark and stormy night when a car accident was prevented by very cool technology.
A new study shows people who use sarcasm have increased creativity, but are the benefits contagious?
In cities where defunct industry caused a population exodus, officials may be competing for immigrants.
Whatever the cause or the reason for the presence of fungus in Alzheimer’s patients, it highlights the notion that we know less than we think about fungi.
We build tools, and those tools determine, construct, and guide our lives. Should we welcome the assistance that artificially intelligent machines provide?
Set self-driving car to “kill.”
One restaurant influencer may have the power to wipe out tipping in America.