ORBITER was in the path of totality for the solar eclipse, and on our way, we were joking about which of us might scream. Turns out, how could you not?
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It isn’t just the morality that’s dubious in the newest iteration of Star Trek. “If I die trying but I’m inadequate to the task to make a course change in the […]
We’re more lonely than ever and this is horrible. Equally horrible? We can’t bare to spend time alone.
A new report highlights the increasing violence faced by environmental activists around the world.
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 […]
TRAPPIST-1 is 40 light years from Earth. It would take us millions of years to get there.
After a generation, we’re finally getting another close-up view. With the science we’re learning, we just might solve its mysteries. “Jupiter instead cooled down below the threshold for fusion, but […]
IFLS might be fun for the armchair enthusiast, but couldn’t you have at least consulted an expert? “You were always a good officer. Until you weren’t.”–Saru, from Star Trek: Discovery With […]
The US is arguably the most scientifically and technologically advanced society in the world, and yet at the same time the most religious of Western societies.
Other tech unveiled includes a (somewhat creepy) AI personal photographer, new VR gear, and a very affordable mini assistant.
All sorts of futuristic technologies have come true. So why are astronauts all still weightless? Put a human being up in space, away from the gravitational bonds of the surface […]
The ELT, at 39 meters in diameter, will dwarf everything that’s ever come before. “There are so many people who are arguing or fighting over issues which don’t have much relevance. […]
A blacker-than-black coating reveals how our senses totally fail without input they understand.
The days of the all-night cram session are numbered.
This is the 1st study to show evidence of a relationship between methylation drift and lifespan.
For any enterprise to succeed, everyone in that enterprise needs to meet certain performance standards. If these performance standards aren’t being met, then the business may fail to achieve the […]
Where is your mind? Professor Daniel Siegel answers this question with a more revolutionary one: Where isn’t your mind?
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New research brings nuance to the concept of being nice by illuminating the personality traits that underlie it, dividing the quality into two related but distinct components.
This could have potential therapeutic applications in anxiety and trauma.
David Eagleman, neuroscientist and host of ‘The Brain’ on PBS, will speak at the Los Angeles Hope Festival on Sunday, May 21. The event is free but seats are limited.
The first full-sized hyperloop test track is being built in the Nevada desert.
Music is our oldest and most cherished ritual. How we treat it is reflective of who we are.
Geologically, it might be the most intense Hawaiʻian eruption in over 200 years. But not a single person has died, thanks to science. Hawaii, a chain of islands in the Pacific […]
We are on the verge of something meaningful and incredible with emergent artificial intelligence, says Toni Lane Casserly. But which way will humanity steer it? As with any system, it’s up to us.
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The red planet is nearby, cool, sunny, and was once potentially habitable. Could it someday be that way again? “It would be great some day to have astronauts in a rover […]
A story can literally transport you into a character’s body. But how long does it last?
Your mind is built to process contradictory, irrational ideas. Use that to reach new intellectual heights.
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Did you experience totality? I did, for the first time. And it was, even as a well-prepared scientist, beyond anything I expected. “All that is nowAll that is goneAll that’s […]
Can robots tell stories? In a way, yes. We’re far more likely to see robot nursery rhymes than a robot Shakespeare.
Three autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs) are being considered for this epic feat.