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A live-blog event of a fabulous public lecture given by Katie Freese on the unseen components in our Universe. “If you take everything we know… it only adds up to […]
The gravitational waves were real. But earlier announcements that X-rays and gamma-rays were detected, too? Not so much. “What’s really exciting is what comes next. I think we’re opening a window […]
SETI is searching for the same signals humans were producing in the 1960s. Why wouldn’t aliens do better? “I know perfectly well that at this moment the whole universe is listening […]
Newton thought it was instantaneous, but the story is much richer than that! “The fact that gravitational damping is measured at all is a strong indication that the propagation speed of […]
Echoing Bill Nye’s favorite phrase, Tom from Western Australia asks after the practical implications of quantum mechanics. It’s a tough sell, explains Nye, but computing power is on the short list.
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We have every reason to believe gravity is an inherently quantum theory. Here’s how we’ll prove it once and for all! The following article was written by Dr. Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine […]
Two new particles, one maybe seen and one theoretical, have the physics community buzzing.
Even most of the pros don’t know all 10. This post was contributed to Starts With A Bang by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity […]
Not the show, the actual scientific theory itself! “Gamow was fantastic in his ideas. He was right, he was wrong. More often wrong than right. Always interesting; … and when his idea […]
The ability to desalinate water on an industrial scale would change the world, says Bill Nye the Science Guy, bringing fresh water to populations all over the globe that currently going without.
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It’s a wonderful potential technology for going interstellar. But in your lifetime? Don’t hold your breath. “Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We […]
As the world works toward a zero-emission economy, Japan has had to get creative about building up its solar infrastructure.
Nature is a delicate balancing act, says Bill Nye the Science Guy. It’s important we understand that the same system making Earth warm enough to live on is also driving climate change.
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Is it how the Universe began, or just how our observable Universe began? They’re not the same! “These theories were based on the hypothesis that all the matter in the universe […]
LIGO was just the beginning of this new field of science, but a different experiment will lead the quantum breakthrough! “If you are not completely confused by quantum mechanics, you […]
Bill Nye the Science Guy tackles the perennially challenging topic of time travel. Whether we can ultimately travel through time may depend on the speed of our yet-to-be-invented time machine.
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What’s going on in your gut is affecting your emotions and mental outlook.
The Surprising Scientific Answer Has A Lot More Than Just Heat Exchange Involved. “I like cappuccino, actually. But even a bad cup of coffee is better than no coffee at […]
A new Italian study shows that women who eat pasta are skinnier. But there’s more to the research than that.
Our best “Big Picture” of the universe might be Sean Carroll’s “poetic naturalism.” But his skillfully framed physics and philosophy synthesis needs more “moral geometry” and a “naturalistic fallacy” update.
How colliding galaxy clusters emit the most spectacular fireworks, if only you look beyond what your eyes can see! “Every single time you make a merger, somebody is losing his identity. […]
Find out how eco-friendly and humane products can be popular and pricier at the same time.
And if relativity tells us there’s no such thing as “absolute motion,” how do we measure it? “The slow philosophy is not about doing everything in tortoise mode. It’s less about […]
The first ultra high-energy map of the Universe is complete after six years. And there’s a surprise inside. “I happen to have discovered a direct relation between magnetism and light, also […]
The key to breaking a lateness habit is patient brain retraining.
Pyongyang says they’ve detonated a hydrogen bomb. Here’s how science can tell us they’re lying. “In this first testing ground of the atomic bomb I have seen the most terrible and […]
The faithless and feminine have taken control over the battle of the Seven Kingdoms.
Neuroscience research shows that variety is important for healthy individuals and healthy societies.