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The Trouble With Scientists

How one psychologist is tackling human biases in science.

May 8, 2015

The Data That Threatened to Break Physics

What does a rational scientist do with an impossible result?

May 6, 2015

How Enormous Dominoes Can Help You Rethink Saving for Retirement

Can the spectacle of crashing dominoes shock people out of old habits?

May 5, 2015

The Admiral of the String Theory Wars

After a decade, Peter Woit still thinks string theory is a gory mess.

May 4, 2015

Meet the 17-Year-Old, Award-Winning, Rube Goldberg Parts Manufacturer

Tommy George and the Agents of SHIELD shot a Nerf ball and erased a whiteboard.

April 29, 2015

In Mathematics, Mistakes Aren’t What They Used to Be

Computers can’t invent, but they’re changing the field anyway.

April 29, 2015

The Bugs in Our Mindware

Many obstacles lie on the path to rational thought.

April 29, 2015