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There’s a smallest scale and a shortest time at which physics makes any sense. What sets that limit? “There is a limit on how much information you can keep bottled up.” –Dick […]
You might think Jupiter is large, but you’ll be surprised at what happens if you try and make it larger! “A few centuries ago, the pioneer navigators learnt the size and […]
A new report shows the marijuana industry is poised to have a major economic impact.
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Alpha Centauri A and B are just 4.37 light years away. Do they have planets around them? And possibly life? We just might find out! “Resources exist to be consumed. And […]
An amateur scientist reveals that cosmic debris from space is all over the place.
Is there such a thing as boredom, or is it an all-encompassing term for a variety of root causes like apathy, frustration, or depression?
Yale psychologist Paul Bloom suggests a bit of reason in your feeling in his new book, Against Empathy.
Two addiction specialists believe we need to reframe the conversation around psychedelics.
There’s an app that detects manterruptions—but we round up the research to find out which groups of people are really doing the most interrupting.
A yeast found in the gut micro biome of infants is implicated in the development of asthma.
Maslow never got around to publishing the final tier of his pyramid: self-transcendence.
The Tour is both the oldest and most popular of the world’s major cycling races. The Tour has been to Holland more often than it has been to Corsica.
DARPA, the U.S. Department of Defense military research agency, whose work has resulted in staples of modern life such as the Internet and GPS systems, is now working with a […]
We’ve never seen an event horizon, nor directly imaged a black hole. Thanks to a worldwide effort, victory may at last be in sight. “Never look down to test the ground […]
The Bella Bella Heiltsuk will use these findings in negotiations over their traditional lands.
Classical neurology defines consciousness as the ongoing process of arousal and awareness.
Churchill displays a surprising amount of knowledge on a question that we are still wrestling with.
Don’t work with children or animals? Sir David Attenborough laughs in the face of danger.
Researchers scan the brains of people having strong spiritual experiences.
If Scotty beams you up for a trip around the Sun, here’s how to handle it. “I really didn’t have to work, shall we say, with Star Trek. It was a […]
Want to think more creatively? Move your body, and move away from your emotional baseline—in any direction.
Since the moment humans became aware of their existence, they have been haunted by the knowledge that it will inevitably come to an end and the hope to change this […]
The atoms, planets, stars, and even galaxies aren’t expanding, even though space is. How come? This article was written by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity […]
From 13.4 billion years ago, the current record-holder is unlikely to fall anytime soon. Why? A combination of science… and luck. “We’ve taken a major step back in time, beyond what […]
Rates of crime and recidivism in America are very high. One Cleveland-based French restaurant, however, leads the way in helping ex-cons to thrive and not reoffend after their sentences.
The ELT, at 39 meters in diameter, will dwarf everything that’s ever come before. “There are so many people who are arguing or fighting over issues which don’t have much relevance. […]
Dying is expensive, but it shouldn’t be so.
IFLS might be fun for the armchair enthusiast, but couldn’t you have at least consulted an expert? “You were always a good officer. Until you weren’t.”–Saru, from Star Trek: Discovery With […]