Reductionism is a successful way to explain the universe, but it cannot replace experience. This is part of the mystery of life.
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Nietzsche both wished he was as stupid as a cow so he wouldn’t have to contemplate existence, and pitied cows for being so stupid that they couldn’t contemplate existence.
New experiments find weird quantum activity in supercold gas.
More than any other nation, Japan tends to feel comfortable with the idea of humanoid robots entering the home.
Is college worth it? This question may seem a no-brainer, but there are many reasons why it is worthy of serious deliberation. Here are three.
Tusks suddenly became a liability, even though in natural circumstances, tusks are very useful.
We’re safeguarding the world’s seeds in the Arctic, why not our most precious data?
Scientists watch as mice mouse around an onscreen maze.
Topologists can’t tell donuts from coffee mugs, but their maps are revelatory nonetheless.
Companies can identify you from your music preferences, as well as influence and profit from your behavior.
Mind Bank Ai is the newest entrant in an ambitious idea: using AI to create a kind of immortality.
Chemical energy, where electrons transition in atoms, powers the reactions we see. But two other types hold more promise than all the rest.
From wearable electronics to microscopic sensors to telemedicine, new advances like graphene and supercapacitors are bringing “impossible” electronics to life.
Even the most brilliant mind in history couldn’t have achieved all he did without significant help from the minds of others.
The answer seems to be a series of evolutionary trade-offs that help protect organs in women, according to a recent study.
The study found that people who spoke the same language tended to be more closely related despite living far apart.
Is there actually anything deserving of the term AI?
Albert Einstein and his theory of general relativity continue to amaze us to this day.
The mummy was first thought to be a male priest. But a recent radiological analysis revealed a surprising anomaly.
Measuring a person’s movements and poses, smart clothes could be used for athletic training, rehabilitation, or health-monitoring.
It’s a very human behavior—arguably one of the fundamentals that makes us us.
Our love-hate relationship with browser tabs drives all of us crazy. There is a solution.
New research explains why the Moon’s crust is magnetized by debunking one long-standing theory.
More than 70% of college students procrastinate
Information economics suggests that “no news” means somebody is hiding something. But people are bad at noticing that.
Breakthrough technology uses multiplexing entanglement to make an ultra-secure quantum internet.
To find the optimal route between many different locations, we need the power of quantum computers.
Reduction is an approach that has been successful in science but is not itself synonymous with “science.”
Why do we deprive students of the historical and cultural context of science?