The quadratic formula isn’t just something that teachers use to torture algebra students. The Babylonians once used it to calculate taxes.
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The very word “quantum” makes people’s imaginations run wild. But chances are you’ve fallen for at least one of these myths.
The simulation hypothesis is fun to talk about, but believing it requires an act of faith.
The AI is helping Twitter users plot movies, design meal plans, and more.
Mesopotamian beer was not flavored with hops, and it was probably on the thick, porridgey side.
Despite being the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury “only” reaches 800 °F at its hottest. Venus is always hotter, even at night.
Wearable technology can help increase lifespan by changing what we know about our dietary needs and creating new ways to exercise.
In an excerpt from her recent book, the behavior geneticist Kathryn Paige Harden carefully explores a topic that’s often considered taboo: how genetics affect life outcomes.
If we’re going to discuss oceanography and climate change, we should at least identify the currents correctly.
Your old-fashioned chronological age is just a number. Your biological age can tell you how healthy you really are.
What the hell is “re-engineering business value creation systems” anyway?
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 […]
They cost $1,400 and will make you feel like you’re always on a moving sidewalk.
The American author said he attempted to bring scientific thinking to literary criticism, but received “very little gratitude for this.”
It is generally ineffective, occasionally poisonous, and driving numerous species to the brink of extinction.
Why are the rest masses of fundamental particles related like this? When it comes to the nature of matter in the Universe, the Standard Model describes the known elementary particles perfectly […]
“Lac-Phe” grants obese mice the benefits of exercise — without exercising. But don’t expect an “exercise pill.”
From gene expression to protein design, large language models are creating a suite of powerful genomic tools.
Researchers are finding signs of multiple phases of sleep all over the animal kingdom. The ‘active’ sleep phases look very much like REM.
More than any other of Einstein’s equations, E = mc² is the most recognizable to people. But what does it all mean?
We all spend way too much time worrying what other people think of us — it’s time to cut loose.
The stench of death is actually fairly pleasant.
The plant-like sea creatures contain a molecule that improves memory, learning, and even hair quality, according to a new study in mice.
And why you, a non-expert, should absolutely not consider “explaining what you know” to an actual expert in the field.
Organizational scientist Steven Rogelberg discusses the common meeting mistakes leaders make and how they can change course.
For every proton, there were over a billion others that annihilated away with an antimatter counterpart. So where did all that energy go?
“The only options left were experimental approaches in clinical trials.”
For generations, physicists have been searching for a quantum theory of gravity. But what if gravity isn’t actually quantum at all?
The scientists, not the fossil fuel industry, were right all along. Back in 1990, the world’s top climate scientists convened to put together a report on the state of Earth’s climate. […]
See the world through the eyes of a horse — or a cake pan.