Each discovery we make seems to raise even more questions. It’s a wonderful example of how science never ends. On August 17th, both the light and the gravitational wave signals from […]
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If you think we’ve seen all there is to see in the Universe, you’re about to have your imagination unlocked. “Hubble often takes images of distant gravitationally lensed galaxies to […]
A study on the strange Cold Spot in space may prove that we live in a multiverse.
For the first time, we’ve seen neutron stars merge. At last, the gravitational and electromagnetic sky are one. “It’s becoming clear that in a sense the cosmos provides the only laboratory […]
This theory may square differing calculations in the universe’s expansion rate.
Before we go venturing off to another star to look for life, why not look here? “If I had to describe myself to an alien I’d say I was bigger than […]
Everything in the Universe today was compressed into a tiny volume. But how small was it? “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play […]
Why are we so hung up on Pluto’s planetary status? Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson urges us to get over it already!
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No, you are most definitely not entitled to your own facts. In fact, you’re required to disclose what evidence would change your mind! “You must remember, my dear lady, the most […]
Do we really care about privacy? An interview with Manoush Zomorodi, host of WNYC’s Note to Self, about The Privacy Paradox campaign. She discusses an ethical code needed for technologists, why the typical ad-based business model online is not sustainable, and why it’s time for internet users to be “digitally woke.”
We know there’s a gut-brain connection, but just how deep does it go? Could we treat depression just by adopting a particular diet?
A theoretical physicist proposes a new way to think about gravity and dark matter.
Bill Gates may be the world’s first trillionaire in 25 years. That’s according to a projection by Oxfam, using an 11% rate of return that has been typical in recent years for the world’s wealthiest individuals.
The Finnish government is giving its citizens money, plain and simple. But what’s the catch? And will it work?
A recent study shows that NBA players performed worse in games where they had spent the previous night staying up late and Tweeting.
A long-lost interview with the BBC host Ruby Wax shows Donald Trump appear to intimidate her.
A physicist demonstrates how life may be a predictable product of thermodynamics.
The iconic physicist warns that we’d better find another planet in the next 100 years, or humanity is screwed.
Cognitive scientist Donald H. Hoffman asserts that not only do we invent our own personal views of reality, it’s an evolutionary necessity.
Are we about to make a breakthrough to go beyond black holes? Here’s what it means if we do! “It’s becoming clear that in a sense the cosmos provides the only […]
But there are resources, tips, and telltale signs to keep you from being duped. “Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as […]
Why the 2017 Nobel Prize isn’t the end, but the start, of something really, really big. “Wormholes are a gravitational phenomena. Or imaginary gravitational phenomena, as the case may be.” –Jonathan […]
The strategy of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) that kept the world safe for over 50 years may no longer matter in the modern world.
Above all, we should proceed with the assumption that there is no such thing as an unbiased information source, period.