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The Hidden Twist to Making a Möbius Strip

The simple Möbius strip illustrates a deep mathematical challenge that has long tormented the field of symplectic geometry.

February 10, 2017

Dark Matter Is in Our DNA

The binary pairing of Darkness and Light is so basic to human culture, no other name for the unseen stuff could do.

February 9, 2017

When Climate Change Starts Wars

Rising temperatures are bringing ethnic tensions to a boil in Central Asia.

February 9, 2017

The Man Who Played with Absolute Power

A chat with the creator of the Stanford Prison Experiment.

February 9, 2017

Atheism, the Computer Model

Big data meets history to forecast the rise and fall of religion.

February 9, 2017

The Anatomy of Charisma

What makes a person magnetic and why we should be wary.

February 9, 2017

If You Can’t Find Dark Matter, Look First for a Dark Force

Physicists are rethinking how to use the Large Hadron Collider to search for dark matter.

February 8, 2017