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There are so many problems, all across planet Earth, that harm and threaten humanity. Why invest in researching the Universe?
Joe Nucci, author of "Psychobabble," joins us to discuss how the misuse of psychological language risks blurring the lines between everyday problems and clinical diagnoses.
In this excerpt from "Strange Stability," Benjamin Wilson explores how the concept of "deterrence" went from explaining criminal behavior to becoming a nuclear strategy.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
What a 1950s experiment reveals about conformity in the age of the internet.
Although American Thanksgiving only comes once a year, the scientific rules that make our Universe possible are always worth appreciating.
Be weird and esoteric because humans are weird and esoteric.
AI has brought a reckoning to the consulting industry — and the death knell will quickly sound for those who fail to adapt.
The far side of the Moon is incredibly different from the Earth-facing side. 66 years later, we know why the Moon's faces are not alike.
From bombed reactors to inflation and blackouts, a cascade of crises is testing the Islamic Republic’s resilience like never before.
In this excerpt from "The Great Math War," Jason Socrates Bardi explores how Georg Cantor revolutionized mathematics and reshaped how our finite minds conceived of the infinite.
From Charles Schwab to Jensen Huang, great leaders never attribute their success to flawless planning — they point instead to what went wrong.
Such massive, early supermassive black holes have puzzled astronomers for decades. At last, we've finally figured out how they form.
Decades before COVID imposed remote work on the world, Jack Nilles pioneered WFH and championed its many benefits.
Every observation out into deep space is also a look back in time.
Kuang discusses the rituals, routines, and words of advice that have helped her write six best-selling novels in one decade.
One side of the Moon always faces us: the near side. The "dark side" of the Moon began as a mere metaphor, but today, science can weigh in.
From white holes to dark stars and multiverses, James Riordon explores the bizarre exhibits of general relativity's "cryptozoo."
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars are all more common than ring galaxies. At last, we know how these ultra-rare objects are made.