The neutron star-neutron star merger was initially only seen in 1 detector out of 3. Here’s how scientists didn’t let it slip away. On August 17th, 2017, a gravitational wave event […]
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Do you ever act irrationally? You probably have. Let’s take a look at how to fix that.
These scientists scooped up the Nobel by detecting a ripple in space-time.
If you think we know it all, you’ll never be ready for the next big breakthrough. When you’re taught the scientific method, you think of a neat procedure you can […]
Is creativity a wild and free state of mind, or is it actually a pattern that others just can’t recognize?
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Here’s why you should try to fit less—not more—into each day.
A lot goes into classifying a drug, not only it’s effects but how it alters the brain.
Meet LISA, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna. Yes, it’s giant LIGO, in space, and it’s happening! “Einstein’s gravitational theory, which is said to be the greatest single achievement of theoretical […]
From millions of miles to millions of light years, there’s nothing else that leaves trails like this. When you point your telescope at the distant Universe, observing a faint, massive object […]
What if your car was an extension of yourself? Neuroscience, art, and engineering combine to give us a glimpse of that future.
New research suggests that whale stranding are the result of the navigational mistakes cause by the same magnetic anomalies that produce the aurora borealis.
One option was presented as the “future of how we’ll unlock our smartphones.”
Researchers succeed in an 80-year-old quest to find the elusive “angel particle”.
The benefits of living in urban centers, where populations are more dense, include more accessibility to leisure, health, and safety services, according to a new study out of the UK.
Your bones would “explode.”
Anxiety is now the number one disorder on the planet. Yet it’s oddly ignored from public conversation.
Three eyes are so much better than two. Here’s why. “Einstein’s gravitational theory, which is said to be the greatest single achievement of theoretical physics, resulted in beautiful relations connecting gravitational […]
Pocket-sized therapies, like counseling apps, are praised as a timely solution to the budgetary pressures and long waiting lists of overstretched mental health services. But do they work?
The 24/7 nudge economy is emerging. Once-quiet appliances that waited for you to push their buttons are now pushing yours.
A well-deserved award for the discovery over a century in the making. “Well, I walked into Building 20 and looked in at the various little labs. There was a bunch of […]
Can we ensure robots are greeted into society without people getting that sinking feeling?
People possessing openness can take diverging visual stimuli and combine them in a special way.
Amidst the recent discovery of super-Earth LHS 1140b – one of the “most exciting” exoplanets discovered in the last decade – a unique scientific crowdsourcing project is about to begin to further advance the search for new planets.
A blacker-than-black coating reveals how our senses totally fail without input they understand.
Machine learning and predictive AI are changing the way we operate our devices and machines.
A process which occurs in all mammals may be to blame.
Storied skills and a musical analogy might help us update the logic of “virtue ethics.” In life, as in jazz, freedom without skills results in a lot foolish noise.
Anxiety can be a force for good, writes Tibetan Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön.
A new extension suggests that you follow people you don’t agree with. Will this help pop your bubble?
‘Let there be light’ isn’t just biblical. It’s science. “By its very nature science knows no boundaries. Walling off any group, for any reason, from full participation damages the entire enterprise […]