The world promised by the internet and social media is one where physical barriers are a thing of the past and communication is instantaneous. The current reality has some of […]
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Existential dread, meet astronomical wonder.
Could ketosis be the answer to preventing deadly seizures during deep-diving missions?
There are three answers depending on what you consider the “edge,” but only two of them are known. If you were to go as far out into space as you can […]
For Idris Elba’s directorial debut YARDIE, actor Aml Ameen (Sense8, Kidulthood) went back to his family’s Jamaican roots, learning patois and sound clash chat—using method acting to become “D” – a lost soul on a quest for revenge. The process changed him forever.
“History is always written by the winners,” goes the saying. It’s also true that history is continually being made, and the identity of the “winner” continually shifts. In his Big […]
Learn how to present your idea to impact investors.
A study of 323 uprisings against repressive regimes yields stunning insights.
The first planet beyond ‘naked eye’ astronomy will pass within just 1° of Mars. Although there are eight major planets in the Solar System, most of us never see Uranus or […]
It’s been called the biggest conundrum in all of cosmology, and recent measurements just add to the confusion. One of the most puzzling facts about the Universe is that different […]
Our clean energy needs to be sourced responsibly right from the get-go.
He’s enflamed conversation about socialism across America.
Meritocracy doesn’t work when some people benefit from the system disproportionately.
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Hubble captures the afterglow of an epochal blast.
A new book from the former editor of El Mundo describes a culture of corruption in Spain’s press. In exchange for favorable coverage of politicians and corporations, bribes.
Construction of the $500 billion dollar tech city-state of the future is moving ahead.
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 […]
Everything on Earth is made of atoms and their building blocks. Without this one rule, they’d never make anything interesting. Take a look around you at everything on Earth. If […]
If galaxies are cities in the Universe, how unfortunate that our ‘cosmic country’ is dissolving. On the largest cosmic scales of all, planet Earth appears to be anything but special. […]
Kepler showed us that the Universe is full of planets around other stars. TESS is giving us our next great leap. It’s been nearly a decade since NASA’s Kepler mission first […]
Facebook was careful to say that Libra is not maintained internally and is instead serviced by a non-profit collective of companies.
50 years ago, Apollo 9 launched. Without it, we never would’ve landed on the Moon. The Apollo program is most famous for its greatest achievement: taking humanity to the Moon. It […]
We’re putting the “care” back into “healthcare.”
New research on the devastating health effects of ultra-processed foods has some saying yes.
A study on the effects of LSD microdosing shows some fittingly strange results.
Documentary explores astrobiology, astronauts, and the awe of it all.
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Over the weekend, Pete Buttigieg warned of the dangers of white national terrorism. Officials in El Paso agree.
Just because an idea is fashionable doesn’t mean it’s relevant for our Universe. One of the greatest unsolved puzzles in all of science is dark energy. The Universe isn’t just […]
We can explore the farthest reaches of the Universe, but can’t even complete our own cosmic backyard. The history of astronomy has been a history of receding horizons. The invention […]