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The Not-So-Fine Tuning of the Universe

There’s more than one way to build a universe suitable for life.

January 13, 2017

Spark of Science: Pardis Sabeti

The computational geneticist explains why she chose research over being a doctor.

January 13, 2017

Investing Is More Luck Than Talent

The surprising message of the statistics of wealth distribution.

January 13, 2017

Fine-Tuning Does Not Imply a Fine Tuner

Some think fine-tuning is evidence for God, but in fact the opposite is true.

January 11, 2017

Spark of Science: Jon Beckmann

The conservation ecologist discusses the plight of animals in a human-dominated landscape.

January 11, 2017

Why an Expert on Black Holes Reads the Bhagavad Gita

These ancient Indian traditions have something to teach modern cosmology.

January 10, 2017

The Argument for God Is Out of Tune

Why scientific cosmology can’t give us the God of religion.

January 10, 2017

The Rituals That Ward Off Bad Luck Aren’t Arbitrary

Bodily experiences inform the way we think.

January 9, 2017

How Curvature Makes a Shape a Shape

The ancient study of an object’s curvature is guiding mathematicians toward a new understanding of simple equations.

January 9, 2017