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The Urban Confessional project offers free listening to anyone who has no one to talk to.

The thinking behind Turing Machines and “universal systems,” is being extended to build a new kind of physics. “Constructor Theory,” is being developed by David Deutsch and Chiara Marletto to better explain life. It even suggests why morality arose. 

The force of empty space isn’t always zero. Here’s how an electromagnetic experiment might be the key to dark energy. “Another very good test some readers may want to look up… […]

Authorities in France and Scotland are taking very different approaches to Islamic dress in their societies.

When the next big solar flare comes for Earth, will we be ready? “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to […]

The U.K. has voted to leave the European Union, but here are the scenarios in which it stays in.

In 1998, cosmologists got the surprise of a lifetime. Here’s how our Universe would’ve looked without cosmic acceleration. “We’ve known for a long time that the universe is expanding. But […]

According to environmental activist and author Bill McKibben, the third world war is well underway: it is a battle between human beings and a changing climate, and the humans are losing. But there’s still hope.

Imagination Institute’s Scott Barry Kaufman talks brain networks – daydreaming, how to have better ideas, and the left-brained vs. right-brained myth.

The smartest humans in history are ranked.

Advancements in stem cells, along with 3D printing technology, have applications in cosmetic safety testing, drug discovery and testing, organ and tissue printing, instant diagnosis and treatment, and so much more. Scientists recently found that baby teeth contain stem cells which can soon be used in these healthcare applications.  

Samuel Arbesman warns that we’ve entered a new “age of Entanglement” with our complex technology-based systems.

Ex-POWs told researchers about some amazing new mental skills they’d acquired in solitary.

A mysterious, unidentifed, low-frequency hum as been baffling people for years.

“I cook with wine. Sometimes I even add it to the food.” — W. C. Fields

Apple’s removal of the iPhones 3.4 mm headphone jack is causing an uproar as part of technology’s inexorable march forward.

At its hottest, the closest world to the Sun reaches up to 800º Fahrenheit. But another has it beat. “There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable […]

An old fight between philosophy and science has flared up again. Fortunately we have Rebecca Newberger Goldstein to help us sort out what’s going. 

Each might be as heavy as an asteroid and as tiny as a decimal point.

46 billion light years in all directions in just 13.8 billion years? Here’s how it’s done! “They say the universe is expanding. That should help with the traffic.” –Steven Wright There are […]

“What we perceive as color — what we perceive as light — corresponds to a very narrow band of frequencies, out of an infinite continuum,” says Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek.

Americans are as divided as ever, and we may not even agree on what freedom is anymore. The ideas of Isaiah Berlin may shed some light on the subject.

Stephen Hawking said there’s a way out. Stephen Hawking lied. “Not only does God play dice, but… he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.” –Stephen Hawking By definition, black […]

If you think you can just add up its components, you’re 99% short! “Resistance to the organized mass can be effected only by the man who is as well organized in […]

A report by a team of scientists highlights the dangers of “gene drive” technology that can eliminate unwanted species.

Using incomplete facts to spin a false narrative and mislead the public is the modus operandi of a political liar. “I’m not a natural leader. I’m too intellectual; I’m too […]

13.8 billion years is a great number. But how sure are we of this, and how did we get there? “Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We […]

Astrophysicists have been looking for worlds like Proxima b since the 19th century. At last, they’re found! This article is contributed by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in […]

A lack of resources may have made the route once considered likely impossible.   

The greatest new anime of 2015 has some incredibly powerful feats. Here’s the physics of the most sensational one. “Human beings are strong because we have the ability to change […]