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The book cover 'the down and out universe' explores biocentrism on an orange background.
We are not the center of the Universe, but life is.
A high-fat diet might trigger inflammation of the hypothalamus.
I polled today.
Predictive power has perverse, anti-democratic consequences. So be a good citizen and lie to election pollsters.
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When what we predict and what we measure don't add up, that's a sign there's something new to learn. Could it be a new fundamental force?
A picture of a roller coaster with broken metal structures against the backdrop of the sky.
Time to rewrite our understanding of structural engineering.
A frisson-inducing crowd at a music festival.
Listening to some songs can cause a powerful physiological response known as "frisson." What is it, and why does it happen?
Oppenheimer on the left and Heisenberg on the right.
As the Manhattan Project headed for completion, German attempts to build a nuclear weapon had already been dismantled.
A painting depicting sleep deprivation and a woman asleep at a table.
Bad news: Sleeping in on the weekends probably won't cut it.
Edwin Hubble and Andromeda galaxy
The first observational evidence showing the Universe is expanding is 100 years old now: in 2023. Here's the story of its 100th anniversary.
A silhouette of a woman reading a book, embodying a growth mindset.
Studies on "growth mindset" interventions fail to show significant benefits.
a painting of a naked man holding a sword.
Explore how belief shapes destiny, from Oedipus Rex to modern geopolitics.
NGC 5584 cepheid hubble
How fast is the Universe expanding? Two major methods disagree. New JWST data, just released, strengthens this Hubble tension even further.
A termite mound
Smarter building materials can control indoor temperatures without external power.
A monochrome picture depicting a band embracing the philosophy of music.
Music is part of the human experience, which is why some philosophers have written about it. Some had wacky ideas.
An artist's rendering of a spacecraft near an asteroid.
Whether you call it 10 quintillion, 10 million trillion, or 10 billion billion, it's a 1 followed by 19 zeroes.
A man is using mitti attar on a clay pot in front of a fire.
In Kannauj, perfumers have been making monsoon-infused mitti attar for centuries.
A comparison of two rice plants focusing on their immunity.
The technology could yield "made-to-order resistance genes" to protect crops against pathogens and pests.
A tooth and a piece of wood juxtaposed in an unsettling manner.
A 1.5-million-year-old hominin bone shows signs that the victim was eaten by lions — and humans.