New AI improves itself through Darwinian-style evolution
Should we be comfortable with Machine Learning?
Sci-Fi Short Film: “Grapefruit & Heat Death!” | DUST
The Heat Death of the Universe in one easy lesson
5 effortless, science-backed changes to your isolation workspace that will improve productivity and mental health
Make your inside more like your regular day and you may be happier and more prductive
“NEAR-PERFECT MOVIE” REVIEW: ALIENS (MAJOR Spoilers) Pt. 3
Steve concludes his three-part review of James Cameron’s “near-perfect” SF movie, Aliens. Was it too much detail, just right, or too little? You tell us!
Tracking COVID-19 in real time: Using tech to preventoutbreaks
No testing? Here’s one solution.
Gamma-ray space telescope study may have spotted dark matter
By comparing data derived from gravitational lensing and gamma ray observations….
Science Fiction and Medicine – What I’m Reading and Watching
as reassuring as fiction can be, we all live in the real world and must protect ourselves and our loved ones and everyone else as best we can
Watch: New study confirms masks work to reduce coronavirus spread
Wear your mask! it Helps!
5 effortless, science-backed changes to your isolation workspace that will improve productivity and mental health
Some tips for getting along in our current circumstances
World’s Biggest Plane to Launch Hypersonic Vehicles
hypersonic testbeds will serve as a catalyst in sparking a renaissance in hypersonic technologies
New nuclear fusion reactor design may be a breakthrough
Get some small idea of the challenges facing the design of a fusion reactor
New dinosaur-age cockroaches discovered
Doesn’t matter where or when they come from, Sgt. Keegan does not like roaches!
Permafrost is thawing so fast it’s gouging holes in theArctic
Rapid thawing of the permafrost needs to be incorporated into climate change models
2 new ways to find aliens, according to a Nobel Prize winner
Two possible new strategies for SETI
Tiny area of brain may be ‘engine of consciousness’, scientists suggest
Tiny brain region, big impact
What If Consciousness Pervaded the Universe?
Consciousness pervades the cosmos. Maybe that’s why Fermi’s Paradox?
Has the King Lost It’s Crown?
2MASS, a gigantic young planet, dwarfs our own King of the Planets
Spotify will now create playlists for your pet
Music’s effect on animals is species-specific, and seems to require sounds similar to those an animal has encountered in their environment.
Mystery effect speeds up the universe – not dark energy, says study
Could the Casimir Effect be responsible for the universe’s accelerating expansion?
Getting the public ready for the first Mars samples
Are we facing an “Andromeda Straini” scenario?
5 neuroscience reality checks, from a top neuroscientist
Humans are unique. So is every species
Europe’s new space mission to uncover ‘Truths’ on climate change
Climate research in spaaaaaace!
Psychological Pitfalls in “The Great Divorce”
In C.S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce, the protagonist’s spiritual journey is also a crash course in human psychology.
SCIENCE: Could Quantum Cognition Explain Human Behavior?
Recent research suggests that human’s irrational behavior can be explained by quantum probability theory
Study tracks the universality of music’s impact
Wish music really did soothe the savage beast: we could erect giant speakers in Washington DC and solve all of our issues with the proper playlist
Astronomers discover what makes the biggest explosions in space
There must be “Hulks” all over the universe
Talking About the New Coronavirus
Taking a break from the usual romance…
Listen: Scientists recreate voice of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy
we think that hearing a voice from so long ago will be an unforgettable experience
Scientist figures out how to move our sun to avoid space collisions
Scientist duplicates Puppeteer feat
Garjainia put the ‘hyper’ in ‘hypercarnivore’
from an era before the dinosaurs