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Illustration of the universe's large-scale structure with colorful concentric circles, representing cosmic structure distribution, against a black background.
Starts With A Bang
Ask Ethan: Is the Hubble tension the same thing as dark energy?
Observations with the Hubble space telescope helped cement dark energy and reveal the Hubble tension. How are these two things so different?
Ethan Siegel
Starts With A Bang
Yes, reductionism can explain everything in the whole Universe
The whole isn't greater than the sum of its parts; that's a flaw in our thinking. Non-reductionism requires magic, not merely science.
Ethan Siegel
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Business
Lessons from two of the greatest investors of all time
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
A spacecraft with bright engine exhaust approaches Mars, depicted with its reddish surface and a large crater visible.
The Present
Why NASA should go all-in on nuclear propulsion
"Think of it like a transcontinental railroad — not the fastest way to move a lot of mass, but certainly the most efficient,” Jared Isaacman said about nuclear electric propulsion.
Ross Pomeroy
Silhouettes of two people facing each other, clinking wine glasses against an orange background, sharing a lighthearted, possibly drunk moment.
Mini Philosophy
The “intoxication thesis”: The evolutionary benefits of getting drunk
Getting drunk might be bad for you but good for us.
Jonny Thomson
A series of solar sail spacecraft harvest solar power at night, floating above Earth's atmosphere with the sun shining in the background.
Starts With A Bang
The true cost of “solar power at night” with Reflect Orbital
Solar power has the disadvantage that there's no Sun at night. Satellite startup Reflect Orbital wants to change that, but at what cost?
Ethan Siegel
A book cover titled "All That We See or Seem" by Ken Liu rests on a light background, beside text reading "an excerpt from" on a vibrant purple background.
Books
“All That We See or Seem”: A novel by Ken Liu
A preview of the latest novel by the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author.
Ken Liu
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