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Awash in Sea of Data, Ecologists Turn to Open Access Tools
To assess the ocean’s health, ecology’s “rugged individualists” learned to get with the big data program.
The Mathematics of Juggling
Juggling has advanced enormously in recent decades, thanks in part to the mathematical study of possible patterns.
The Oldest Problem in American Prisons
U.S. prisons aren’t prepared for an inmate population that is getting older and sicker.
A Linguist Responds to Cormac McCarthy
If language began as a virus, here’s how it spread.
The Physicist Who Denies Dark Matter
Maybe Newtonian physics doesn’t need dark matter to work.
If ET Calls, Think Twice About Answering
Why some say searching for ET is best done quietly.
Why Quantum Computers Might Not Break Cryptography
A new paper claims that a common digital security system could be tweaked to withstand attacks even from a powerful quantum computer.
The Case for Less Solidarity
The surprising effects of reducing empathy for your own ingroup.