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Gravitational waves are the last signatures that are emitted by merging black holes. What happens when these two phenomena meet in space?
“We can build AI scientists that are better than we are… these systems can be superhuman,” says the FutureHouse co-founder.
DESI has allowed astronomers to create an unprecedented 3D map of the Universe representing 20% of the entire sky.
For nearly 60 years, the hot Big Bang has been accepted as the best story of our cosmic origin. Could the Steady-State theory be possible?
In November 1974, astronomers used the radio telescope at Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory to send a hello to the universe.
All religions have three traits: metaphysical commitments, ethical guidance, and daily rituals or practices. So does Stoicism.
Sure, “who you know” matters — but your best contacts will be the ones you don’t know very well.
Two parts of our Universe that seem to be unavoidable are dark matter and dark energy. Could they really be two aspects of the same thing?
"A person’s mass is made not of 'stuff' in the way we normally think about it, but rather our mass is made of energy."
"I was stunned. Here in front of me was the original apparatus through which a new vision of the world was slowly and painfully brought to light."
Scalars, vectors, and tensors come up all the time in physics. They're more than mathematical structures. They help describe the Universe.
Both nations made missteps, but China still has a chance to make up lost ground.
They’re in our brains, hearts, and blood — but what are they doing to us?
If you're an atheist with a vocation, who laid that path for you?
Since the mid-1960s, the CMB has been identified with the Big Bang's leftover glow. Could any alternative explanations still work?
Could studying the Oriental hornet lead to a treatment for people with alcohol use disorder?
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Our classical intuition is no good in a quantum Universe. To make sense of it, we need to learn, and apply, an entirely novel set of rules.
The findings suggest that biochemical and physical effects of exercise could help heal nerves.
Listen, set boundaries, and point them where to go.