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Apr 6 201712 minutes
Is Matter Conscious?: Why the central problem in neuroscience is mirrored in physics.
The nature of consciousness seems to be unique among scientific puzzles. Not only do neuroscientists have no fundamental explanation for how it arises from physical states of the brain, we are not even sure whether we ever will. Astronomers wonder wh
Apr 24 20177 minutes
Is Quantum Theory About Reality or What We Know?
Physicists know how to use quantum theory—your phone and computer give plenty of evidence of that. But knowing how to use it is a far cry from fully understanding the world the theory describes—or even what the various mathematical devices scientists
Apr 6 201716 minutes
The Spiritual, Reductionist Consciousness of Christof Koch: What the neuroscientist is discovering is both humbling and frightening him.
Consciousness is a thriving industry. It’s not just the meditation retreats and ayahuasca shamans. Or the conferences with a heady mix of philosophers, quantum physicists, and Buddhist monks. Consciousness is a buzzing business in neuroscience labs a
Apr 22 20174 minutes
What Americans Really Think About Climate Change
Polls and studies reveal it’s the long, tiring grind that changes opinions about global warming.
Apr 7 20174 minutes
Can Many-Worlds Theory Rescue Us From Boltzmann Brains?
Can you trust the world to be consistent? Scientists don’t have much choice. They need to assume that objective observations of the universe can be trusted. This assumption has allowed us to develop powerful theories about the inner workings of the c
Apr 21 20176 minutes
Oprah Stars in 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'
In "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," Oprah Winfrey plays a daughter fighting to reclaim the mother that science hid from her.
May 4 20179 minutes
Is Consciousness Fractal?: Our subconscious love for fractals may tell an evolutionary story.
In one way, Jackson Pollock’s mathematics was ahead of its time. When the reclusive artist poured paint from cans onto vast canvases laid out across the floor of his barn in the late 1940s and early 1950s, he created splatters of paint that seemed co
May 4 20171 minute
Here's The Video Of NASA's Epic Dive Through Saturn's Gap
A clip from Cassini's dive through uncharted territory on April 26, 2017. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Last week, the Cassini spacecraft made its first dive through the gap between Saturn and its rings. It sent home some pretty spectacular pictures, and
May 3 20173 minutes
Artificial Snow Might Save A Glacier In The Swiss Alps
Switzerland's Morteratsch glacier, a popular hiking and skiing destination, is shrinking by about 100 feet per year. Inspiration Point Studio via Flickr Morteratsch glacier, like many others, is shrinking. A popular tourist and skiing destination in
May 1 20172 minutes
What’s Behind This Company’s Mission To Transform Prenatal Medicine
H.O. MATTHEW RABINOWITZ CO-FOUNDER, CEO 2016 PATENT SCORE 16 2016 REVENUE $217 MILLION FOURTEEN YEARS AGO, Matthew Rabinowitz’s sister gave birth to a child with Down syndrome, who died six days later. The family was devastated—and entirely blin
Apr 25 20175 minutes
How Do Students’ Racial Backgrounds Affect How They’re Taught Math?
Kassie Benjamin-Ficken, a teacher in Minneapolis, discovered her love of math in elementary school. One of her earliest memories is begging her mother to come to school so her teachers could share how she excelled in math class. While earning average
May 2 20172 minutes
Wastewater Injection Played A Role In Oklahoma’s Largest Earthquake
Pixabay It was a few minutes past 7:00 am on September 3, 2016, when the earth started shaking in Pawnee, Oklahoma. Goods fell from grocery store shelves, and sandstone facades tumbled to the ground. The quake was the largest recorded in Oklahoma his

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Stranger Things: String Theory & Relativity

From Einstein's Theory of Relativity to String Theory, we've brought together everything you need to wrap your head around theoretical physics, in all its mathematical and poetic glory.

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Rocked the scientific community…

“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” is the powerful true story of the woman who spawned a medical revolution. Skloot seamlessly weaves the stories of Henrietta’s life, her cells which rocked the scientific community, and a family struggling to cope with her mother’s immortality.

Confront Climate Change

The debate about the effects of climate change and what to do about them is heating up. The hard work of saving the planet starts here.

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See Through False Scientific Studies

Does chocolate have health benefits, or does it cause cancer? Is Pluto a planet or not? In the era of suspect scientific claims, these authors sift through and separate the truth from the lies.

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Fascinating treatise…

You probably pass by dozens of trees every day, but do you ever think about how trees are social entities? Your next walk through the woods will be even more magical after reading Wohlleben’s heartfelt and fascinating treatise to trees.

Explore the Future

Will robots take over the world? Will we have flying cars? What will the climate be like? Go beyond the speculative headlines and step into the future with these experts.

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