Robby Berman
Contributing Writer
I’m a writer, musician, and father living in central New York with my wife, two daughters, one dog, two cats, and countless questions. I’m especially interested in animal rights, creativity, politics, the nature of things and time, and in making a worthwhile contribution. You can follow me @everyrobby.
“Can you imagine if they said, ‘Bacon-bacon-bacon?’ Everyone on the line would be like, ‘Where, where?’” former Giants defensive end Justin Tuck has pointed out.
Scientists discover an antibody that blocks the triggering of allergic reactions.
A rocket company launches an orbiting artwork for all the world to see, whether they want to or not.
Shanghai scientist Ruxin Li has already built the world’s most powerful lasers, and he plans a new one that can rip matter from empty space.
Pope Francis’ 2018 World Communications Day message explains the dangers of fake news and what journalists and the public must do to combat it.
A new report finds China is now the leading nation in the publication of science and engineering research.
Facebook announces a new unit of time called the “flick” that simplifies the creation of VR content.
University of Bristol scientists find a way to levitate large objects with sound waves.
A new study find a connection between having more testosterone and not liking classical, jazz, or avant-garde music.
Archeologists find the largest frozen Scythian burial site ever found in Siberia.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency releases a dazzling map of the earth’s antineutrinos.
Propofol does more than knock a patient out — it blocks neural connections.
15 million Aztecs were probably killed by a form of salmonella the Spanish brought from Europe.
Comprehensive new study of economic history paints a frightening future.
Given the premium placed on slender, lightweight mobile technology, the removal of speakers could free up space inside Google devices. No speakers necessary.
Flame-bearing birds streak out of mythology and straight into science.
Our bodies may fight Cas9 proteins.
The U.S. State Department’s “Countries of Concern” include North Korea, Myanmar, and more. But how close is America itself to earning a place on the list?
A vanished people in a vanished place.
Our survival is rooted in theirs.
The fragility of digital memory could let the entire story of our time turn to sand.
A survey of Americans’ views on legalization as AG Sessions restarts nationwide prosecutions.
Facebook has been cataloguing our faces because…um.
Trying to understand California aflame.
It’s called change blindness, and you probably have it.
Genetic editing in people gathers steam.
A little time, a little pressure, and no more smashed phone.
Aging lithium-ion batteries have Apple, and other phone makers, in a corner.
“Cha-ching!” go the corporate coffers.