For one thing, if you upload your brain to a supercomputer you will have a backup copy of your bioself and you could make unlimited copies.

Geniuses like Isaac Newton and Richard Feynman both had the ability to concentrate with a sort of intensity that is hard for mortals to grasp. 

NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, captured the X-ray glow of a pulsar wind nebula that is shaped like a hand - or at least appears that way as ejected particles interact with nearby magnetic fields.

What does it mean when Big Data can make a prediction that someone has a high likelihood of committing a crime? Should the criminal justice system intervene?

"I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet." - Jack London (born on this date in 1876)

"Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint." - Alexander Hamilton (born on this date in 1755)

"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." -George Washington Carver (born on this date in 1864 - we think)  

A team of researchers has measured the current size of "baryon acoustic oscillations" (BAOs) from the early universe in order to determine the distances to galaxies more than 6 billion light-years away to within 1 percent accuracy.

"Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay."- Simone de Beauvoir (born on this date in 1908)

Forensic analysis has revived the features of a prehistoric skull buried near the iconic Stonehenge monument. 

A sunset captured in Switzerland featured a sunspot so large it was visible to the naked eye.

During the recent cold snap, wind chill has taken some heat, notably from Daniel Engber at Slate, who castigates wind chill as the "weatherman's favorite alarmist statistic," serving as the "PR agent" for horrendous weather.

"The image is one thing and the human being is another. It's very hard to live up to an image, put it that way." - Elvis Presley (born on this date in 1935)

The Satanic Temple, the monument's sponsor, says on its website that "Satan stands as the ultimate icon for the selfless revolt against tyranny, free & rational inquiry, and the responsible pursuit of happiness."

"To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new." -Nicolas Cage (born on this date in 1964)  

Instead of squeezing more cars onto London's busy streets, planners have proposed a superhighway that could accommodate up to 12,000 cyclists an hour. 

The genomes of tumors can be analyzed, providing "a much better way of deciding what types of treatments to pursue." 

The tactic of "gish gallop" — a rapid-fire listing of supposed weaknesses of evolution — cannot be properly countered in a limited-time format of a debate. 

What happens when you shoot boiling water into -41C air?

Young women today are expected to be wives, mothers, housekeepers, excellent athletes, be entrepreneurial and save the world.