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The multi-leveled constructions of metaphysics are the collective workings of a fantastical virtuality. Did you get that?
In special relativity, the statement that two events happened at the same time is meaningless.
There’s a speed limit to the Universe: the speed of light in a vacuum. Want to beat the speed of light? Try going through a medium!
In all of science, no figures have changed the world more than Einstein and Newton. Will anyone ever be as revolutionary again?
From time-traveling billiard balls to information-destroying black holes, the world’s got plenty of puzzles that are hard to wrap your head around.
Give yourself (and others) a break.
Growing evidence suggests a link between the debilitating neurological illness and the microbes that live in our intestines. The vagus nerve may be a pathway.
As time goes on, dark energy makes distant galaxies recede from us ever faster in our expanding Universe. But nothing truly disappears.
The Standard Model of elementary particles has three nearly identical copies of particles: generations. And nobody knows why.
Science doesn’t fit neatly into ideology.
We take for granted that time is real. But what if it’s only an illusion, and a relative illusion at that? Does time even exist?
The authors call it “wildly theoretical” — but let’s take a look, anyway.
Parents want the best for their kids, but resilience helps children better cope with life’s unavoidable challenges.
Stories of child prodigies and the naturally gifted hide the fact that success is built on more than talent alone.
In the 20th century, many options abounded as to our cosmic origins. Today, only the Big Bang survives, thanks to this critical evidence.
Virtual instructor-led training is easily scalable and convenient for remote learners. Here’s how to orchestrate it effectively.
The lack of friendship is particularly a problem for men. But there are easy ways to make friends.
Personal finance advice is often over-simplified and fails to consider economic research or people’s unique circumstances.
“Uitwaaien” is a popular activity around Amsterdam—one believed to have important psychological benefits.
At very high and very low temperatures, matter takes on properties that open up an entire Universe of remarkable new possibilities.
Einstein’s theories of relativity faced fierce opposition. One critic claimed he was attempting to subvert the scientific method.
The spooky world of quantum mechanics might reach out and touch you — by mutating your DNA. Welcome to the weird world of quantum biology.
The big-picture physics is simple – let gravity do its job.
Giambattista della Porta’s contributions to codebreaking changed the course of communication.
As we gain new knowledge, our scientific picture of how the Universe works must evolve. This is a feature of the Big Bang, not a bug.
Although a great many unidentified sights have been seen in the skies, none have conclusively demonstrated the presence of aliens. So far.
It’s knowledgeable, confident, and behaves human-like in many ways. But it’s not magic that powers AI though; it’s just math and data.