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It’s durable, exponentially scalable, and it’ll last millennia, if not millions of years.  

Just a few simple, common conditions can create the perfect storm. 80% of the time, humans are the trigger. “I’d rather fight 100 structure fires than a wildfire. With a structure […]

The smartphone is set to become the hub of your life, online and off, until this replaces it. 

We compiled a list of seven of the greatest public speakers of all time, people who forever changed the course of history with their words.

When a phenomenon moves from “empirical correlation” to “theoretically explained,” that’s one of the biggest deals in science! “Space and time may have a structure as intricate as the fauna of […]

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 […]

For the first time, the gravitational wave sky and the astronomical sky might be coming together. It’s a new era, at long last. “Presently thought to be the most powerful explosions […]

Funnily enough, some humans carry one of the very same genes.   

Diversity and inclusion are incredibly important topics for modern organizations of any size. Diversity training is a core part of ensuring that new employees feel welcome in the workplace—providing a […]

Primate archaeologists say that chimps are going through their own Stone Age.   

If you think we’ve seen all there is to see in the Universe, you’re about to have your imagination unlocked. “Hubble often takes images of distant gravitationally lensed galaxies to […]

Revolutionaries don’t retire. Passion, not age, predict the will to make positive change happen. July 4 celebrates the Declaration of Independence but it also shows that birthdays are no indicator of who can make a difference.

If you know when, where and how to look, the show will still be spectacular. “My dad took me out to see a meteor shower when I was a little […]

A new startup has a method for preserving a brain’s memories when it’s frozen for future uploading.

From its symbolism within the Seven Kingdoms, to its political allegory for all of us beyond it, the season seven finale is an epic set-up for the final showdown.

99 years ago, General Relativity was still unproven. During the 1918 eclipse, a small team of Americans almost changed that. “Astronomers are greatly disappointed when, having traveled halfway around the world […]

Two mind-blowing theories offer a significant challenge to the accepted model.   

In his book, The Attention Merchants, Tim Wu claims we now worship celebrities like deities. This can lead to all sorts of problems.

Unwittingly, thousands of Londoners cross zones of reduced civil liberties on a daily basis

Should Jon Snow go to Dragonstone? Should Samwell “operate” on Ser Jorah? The line between intuition and foolishness can only be drawn in hindsight.

But there are resources, tips, and telltale signs to keep you from being duped. “Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as […]

It’s tempting to add the spins of the quarks together, but that’s not what the experiments agree with! “We must regard it rather as an accident that the Earth (and presumably […]

If we see an atomic nucleus decay in a particular way, it means the Universe is fundamentally different from how we see it today. “There are several categories of scientists in […]

It worked for Iran two years ago, and it can work again with the right negotiations. “We have to understand the ubiquity of energy in everything we do. Energy is […]

Astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell explains why we shouldn’t be afraid of alien visitors.

Can guess what’s on the list?  

Americans are, often with justification, regarded as not being versed in philosophy. This is a shame, as the United States and the colonies that proceeded it have produced many great thinkers

New research shows that bilinguals learn more efficiently and multitask better as well.

Even if free will doesn’t exist, some say we should allow a belief in it to remain.   

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 […]