Extraterrestrial life should arise fairly easily. But intelligence is another matter entirely. Planet Earth has been around for the past 4.5 billion years or so: about the last third of […]
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How an off-the-radar Nobel Prize brings us ever nearer to finding a major cure.
“It is almost impossible to put into words the difference that Alan Turing made to society.”
Famous inventors and scientists submission to the daily grind
2019 offers an outstanding selection of books, accessories, and much more for the science-lover in your life! With each passing year, a whole slew of new scientific discoveries, refinements, and improvements […]
The 40th edition of the Starts With A Bang Podcast features Astronomer John O’Meara, the first pristine matter ever seen, and a 15-meter space telescope proposal! One of the great […]
The distance between the American dream and reality is expressed best through literature.
We put presidents on our money, but isn’t there more to life than politics?
“Brasilia, the biggest paper town ever.”
It’s true that we have a thermodynamic arrow of time, and entropy always increases. But that can’t explain what we perceive. One of the enormous conceptual ideas that came along […]
Maps show the oldest company in (nearly) every country – and a few interesting corporate trends.
From Godzilla to The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, it’s everywhere.
If the only advice you’ve heard on public speaking is to imagine the audience in their underwear, this article’s for you.
The two planets most suited for habitability had very different fates. At last, scientists know why. Imagine the early days of our Solar System, going back billions of years. The Sun […]
Our Universe is 13.8 billion years old, and our Sun formed about 2/3rds of the way through. Here’s what came before it. When it comes to the great cosmic question of […]
A study of 323 uprisings against repressive regimes yields stunning insights.
Senator John Sidney McCain III, who died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018 at the age of 81, is lying in state in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol.
The states with golden stars on them are extra intriguing.
The Canadian professor has an extensive collection posted on his site.
The famed author headed to the pond thanks to Indian philosophy.
Being an American president is a powerful but dangerous job, a fact shown by many assassination attempts.
These photos of scientific heroes and accomplishments inspire awe and curiosity.
Is microdosing magic truffles a way to unlock your creative potential? That’s long been anecdotal, but the evidence is coming.
Through an analysis of popular names vs. gender in leadership positions, The New York Times compiles a ‘so sad it’s almost funny’ report on how real the glass ceiling is.
Was Jesus a real historical figure? Here’s what we know.
The history of life on Earth took many meandering turns before it gave rise to us. When Earth first formed, all the raw ingredients for life — atoms, molecules, a potentially habitable planet […]
The story of John Couch Adams, “the man who failed to discover Neptune,” and his cosmic redemption. Perhaps its human nature to want to only think positive thoughts about our […]
The planet has had life on it, in some form or another, for nearly as long as Earth has existed. If you came to our Solar System right after it formed, […]
We’re a long way from the beginnings of life on Earth. Here’s the key to how we got there. The Universe was already two-thirds of its present age by the time […]
“People need to see something of a balance between effect and cause… that if something has a huge evil effect, it should be the result of a huge evil cause.”