It’s one of our five major personality traits, and arguably, it’s the worst one. Why are some human beings neurotic?
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Don’t feel like going out to vote? These ten thinkers have something to tell you.
The light we observe isn’t the same as the light that gets emitted. Here’s what causes it. The light you see, when you look out at the stars and galaxies that […]
In 1789, William Herschel discovered this unique moon around Saturn. 230 years later, its secrets are more promising than ever. Today marks the 230th anniversary of the discovery of Enceladus, one […]
The biggest error from ‘A Brief History of Time’ continues to misinform generations of aspiring physicists. The greatest idea of Stephen Hawking’s scientific career truly revolutionized how we think about […]
Mycologist Paul Stamets believes they should be.
From “if-by-whiskey” to the McNamara fallacy, being able to spot logical missteps is an invaluable skill.
The images themselves will take your breath away, but the science we can extract from them is truly revolutionary and spectacular. Dark matter may be one of the most mysterious […]
Tweak the way you’re coping and you can lower your anxiety levels.
The host of Hardcore History has written his first book, The End Is Always Near.
From Newton to today’s scientists, we’re only seeing part of the story unfold.
The Sudbury neutrino observatory, which was instrumental in demonstrating neutrino oscillations and the massiveness of neutrinos. With additional results from atmospheric, solar, and terrestrial observatories and experiments, we may not […]
When the protection of academic freedom is compromised, scholarship and greater society suffer the effects.
The social media company’s recent transparency report claimed that it had taken down a staggering number of fake accounts — but it’s unlikely they’re catching them all.
It’s not a question we know enough to know the answer to, but to dismiss the possibility is scientifically baseless. There’s one question that most of us ask at some […]
The Red Planet, the God of War, and important life lessons for us all.
Colonizing the Red Planet isn’t a bad idea in theory. But . . .
Plate tectonics and mantle plumes set the lifespan of volcanic islands like Hawaii and the Galapagos.
Heinous, if proved accurate.
If you’re wondering whether the blast wave or the radiation would kill us first, you’re asking the wrong question. As far as raw explosive power goes, no other cataclysm in […]
Is that required for detectors like LIGO and Virgo to work? Whenever any two things in the Universe interact at the same location in spacetime, one thing always remains true about […]
When you hear ‘quantum,’ you probably think of splitting everything into discrete, indivisible chunks. That’s not necessarily right. If you want to learn what the Universe is made out of […]
The wonder and the ethics of deep time. The “wood-wide-web”. The claustrophobia of the Anthropocene. In our 200th episode, UNDERLAND author Robert MacFarlane takes us on a journey deep into the Earth and ourselves.
The Portal promises to be a deep dive into the possible.
The most popular books of the past 125 years, and where to get them.
For decades, one of the Big Bang’s greatest predictions was shrouded in doubt. The answer was always there on Channel 3. When it comes to the question of how our Universe […]
Visiting even one friend can undo all the good work that social distancing has accomplished. Over the past few months, people all over the world have come to realize just […]
We’re blissfully ignorant of how we put ourselves at risk online.
If all forms of energy experience gravitation, then why does dark energy make the expansion accelerate instead of slow down? Of all the revolutionary discoveries that we’ve made about the Universe, […]