Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

More housekeeping

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

In an effort to continue to expand Waq al-waq, we have created another sticky on the side of videos of AQ in Yemen – for those that can’t get enough.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Starts With A Bang

Ask Ethan: Will everything eventually succumb to Hawking radiation?

50 years ago, Stephen Hawking showed that black holes emit radiation and eventually decay away. That fate may now apply to everything.

Starts With A Bang

This is what we’ll see when Betelgeuse goes supernova

The closest known star that will soon undergo a core-collapse supernova is Betelgeuse, just 640 light-years away. Here’s what we’ll observe.

A smartphone with a red case displays a world map on the screen, set against a vibrant orange background.

Health

Dr. AI will see you now

The integration of artificial intelligence into public health could have revolutionary implications for the global south—if only it can get online.

Close-up of a semiconductor wafer with intricate microchip patterns and a reflective surface, illuminated by pink and blue lights.

The Future

Silicon chips are no longer sustainable. Here’s what’s next.

Behind America’s hunt for a superior semiconductor.

Diagram of atomic orbitals showing various shapes and labels, including s, p, d, and f orbitals, organized in a triangular structure with coordinate axes x, y, z.

Starts With A Bang

Why the number “1/137” appears everywhere in nature

One of the fundamental constants of nature, the fine-structure constant, determines so much about our Universe. Here’s why it matters.

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