The anthropic principle has some fascinating scientific uses. And abuses, too. For thousands of years, humans have pondered the meaning of our existence. From philosophers who debated whether their minds could […]
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About the project The goal of driving more progress across the world—scientifically, politically, economically, socially, etc—is one shared by many. And yet, debates about the best way to maximize progress […]
At first blush, the damages done by sexual harassment seem obvious. Make that incredibly obvious. Such behavior exposes our organizations to legal consequences and the subsequent financial fallout. And in […]
What makes some people more likely to shiver than others?
By the end of the decade, we may discover one million black holes. A large enough mass in a compact volume inevitably forms a black hole. Both inside and outside the […]
It’s like a little magnetic “nom, nom.”
Differences in the way that the Hubble constant—which measures the rate of cosmic expansion—are measured have profound implications for the future of cosmology.
We all know that work-life balance can be difficult, but do we make it harder on ourselves by how we choose to conceptualize the idea? More specifically, is the concept […]
With a new telescope on the horizon, we reflect on the best pictures of space that came before.
Yet, if they only obey the rules that we know, there’s no way to explain why. One of the greatest puzzles in all of physics is that the laws of nature — as […]
If a large asteroid strikes Earth, it has the potential to release an enormous amount of energy, leading to local or even global catastrophes. The strike that led to the […]
If we’re migrating slowly away, is our speed changing, too? Every year, planet Earth completes one revolution around the Sun while spinning on its axis. On a year-to-year basis, our […]
Personality is not set in stone. If you don’t like some aspect of it, you can work to change it — “fake it till you make it.”
American homes are big and polluting. Here’s how to fix that.
Darwin was right again—sort of.
While we can see many solar storms coming, some are “stealthy.” A new study shows how to detect them.
Why I was prepared to hate The Structure of Scientific Revolutions but ended up loving it.
We still don’t know what dark matter is, but at least we now know what it’s not. When it comes to science, we often say that it only takes a single […]
If they have mass, then why don’t we see any slow-moving ones? For decades, the neutrino was among the most puzzling and elusive of cosmic particles. It took more than […]
By leveraging the difference between lit and shadowed areas, a new energy source perfect for wearables is invented.
The controversial theory about magic mushrooms and human evolution gets a much-needed update.
Black holes are the darkest objects of all. But are they made of dark matter? When it comes to the Universe, few objects are more compelling, fascinating, or extreme than black […]
Does history have a grand narrative, or is it just a random walk to no place in particular? And is the world as we know it about to change?
Researchers propose a new method that could definitively prove the existence of dark matter.
Evolution proves to be just about as ingenious as Nikola Tesla
Don’t argue with science. Just do it.
A retraction regarding a May 6, 2019 article entitled “Are these 100 people killing the planet?”
Binary black holes eventually inspiral and merge. That’s why the OJ 287 system is destined for the most energetic event in history.
Flow occurs when a task’s challenge is balanced with one’s skill.
The road to happiness is indirect and full of frustration.
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