Researchers outfitted him with a system that filtered out electrical signals through an algorithm to isolate brain waves dealing with leg movement.
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When we’re worried, identifying with our in-groups feels safe. Demonizing others feels reassuring.
It’s actually better to not catch that extra light. Here’s why. “A mouse does not rely on just one hole.” –Plautus If you want to see farther, deeper and more […]
The coffee pod design isn’t sustainable, so the German city of Hamburg has placed a ban on government-run buildings from using “Kaffeekapselmaschine,” or coffee capsule machines.
Some disability-access points across America are getting a makeover. The signs now feature a person active and engaged. This change in imagery is part of a larger initiative called the “Accessible Icon Project.”
The apple of American politics never falls too far from the tree.
And the method teaches us just how far Pluto is from actual planethood. “Some kind of celestial event. No — no words. No words to describe it. Poetry! They should have sent […]
It’s an old idea made new again, but it just might fall apart. “[The black hole] teaches us that space can be crumpled like a piece of paper into an infinitesimal […]
The largest asteroid in the Solar System is hiding volatile materials that have never seen the Sun. “Lots of science fiction deals with distant times and places. Intrepid prospectors in the […]
Dark matter may be cold and collisionless, but the strange behavior of planets just might lead to its detection. “Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken if […]
And if the Universe is expanding, does that mean these ripples can break the speed of light? “Einstein’s gravitational theory, which is said to be the greatest single achievement of […]
They cannot thrive in the current ecosystem.
Did you know the Metro to Embarcadero Station passes through a buried Gold Rush ship?
As Twitter celebrates its tenth anniversary, we look back at how it’s changed the world for the better. HINT: All of that world-changing goodness comes straight from its users.
Learn why you shouldn’t take a selfie in zero gravity, and other aspects of living in space.
They are calling him the Elon Musk of biology. But will we see an end to aging soon?
The Argentine leader is expected to discuss gay marriage and abortion while in Philadelphia, but will he confront the systemic abuses plaguing his Church?
Researchers develop an AI system that will predict how bad pollution will be in China’s cities 72 hours in advance.
It might not be an actual supernova remnant, but thanks to 3D printing, it’s the next best thing! This article was written by Kim Kowal Arcand. Kim is the Visualization Lead […]
Will Curiosity outlast Opportunity, the rover it was designed to supersede? Or will it fail, since it’s too big for its britches? “By refocusing our space program on Mars for […]
And the science of how we can find it. This article is written by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity and high energy physics. She also […]
Beijing just had a red alert for air quality for the first time. But what else is it up to?
Today, it’s the most obvious thing in the world. But how do you prove it to yourself? “A long time ago people believed that the world is flat and the […]
No. Not even if you violate the laws of physics in two fundamental ways. John Oliver: So, roughly speaking, what are the chances that the world is going to be […]
Google’s self-driving car has been in an accident. The news is it’s the first time one of its autonomous vehicles has been at fault.
What’s the science behind the need to add an extra day to the calendar every so often? “Will you or won’t you? Should you or shouldn’t you? Use this day […]
“The Greatest” defeated all opponents when the heavyweight division was its richest. Has any physicist done the same? “The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did […]
In principle, they could, of course. But around bizarre star KIC 8462852? Probably not. “The fancy that extraterrestrial life is by definition of a higher order than our own is […]
No matter what the editorials in the Wall Street Journal say. “The fundamental choice is not whether humans will have faith, but rather what the objects of their faith will be, […]