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Located 10.5 billion light years from Earth, the universe's oldest cluster of galaxies has been discovered by scientists using a powerful new near-infrared camera called FourStar.
Using a unique telescope at New Mexico’s Apache Point Observatory, astronomers are taking detailed digital photos, half a trillion pixels each, to make a 3D map of our amazing Universe.
The private space company SpaceX has successfully launched a rocket that will soon carry supplies to the International Space Station. Its ultimate goal is a manned mission to Mars.
In the Book of Exodus, there's a bizarrely out-of-place story that I've always found hilarious. This is immediately after God has told Moses that he's going to be God's messenger […]
Threats and outrage can no more shut up ideas than a cage made of smoke. It’s time we stop using violent tactics, as ways to voice our disagreements. In case […]
Scientists of all stripes have for years investigated the proclivities and behaviors of our primate cousins in order to gain insight into human behavior, and a recent study of rhesus […]
I used to work at Cato, so lot of people have asked me about the ongoing battle for control of the institute. Here's what I think. What I think is […]
Using the power of a mobile Internet, individuals are increasingly sharing goods from business ties to children's toys. The new collaborative consumption model is a cultural shift.
What’s the Big Idea? With the launch of the new iPad imminent and amid ongoing speculation about the gradual replacement of laptops and desktops with tablet-like devices, there’s a quiet […]
What is the Big Idea? SlutWalk, a tradition that started a year ago in Canada, is making its way to Israel this month, according to Haaretz.com. The event was inspired […]
Dr. Michio Kaku says "if I were to put money on the table I would say that in the next ten years as Moore’s Law slows down, we will tweak it."
Update: This interview has been rescheduled for April. You may still submit your questions below! Dylan Ratigan, the host of MSNBC's highest rated non-primetime show, will be here in our […]
I’d like to tell you why Rick Santorum’s extreme religious views should be blamed for hampering his campaign’s performance on Super Tuesday, but I don’t believe that to be true. […]
If artificial intelligence acquires something akin to human consciousness, it would be free to manipulate, seduce, bribe and blackmail. Computer scientists are working on solutions.
Prejudice is a difficult concept to measure. One possible way is to ask people the question, “Who would you not like to have as a neighbor?” When the World Values […]
Respected Republican leaders—such as Tom Coburn and Eric Cantor—are rallying around Romney now. They don't see a viable alternative, and they see that prolonging "the process" isn't going to benefit […]
For some time now, cognitive scientists have been sure that the mind is not made for logical reasoning. That ability is just a lucky side effect of the work brains […]
Literature is a reflection of life, situated in the present culture but reflecting its universal values. How will the information age be brought to bear on writers and their works?
Now that Google has consolidated all user information across all its platforms, creating a massive and profound collection of personal data, have our expectations of privacy been given the death knell.
During its famous Jeopardy! match, IBM's natural language computer named Watson was given the clue, "What grasshoppers eat." When this computing marvel answered, "Kosher," it looked dumb.