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Voice of the Ocean

Sylvia Earle addresses the state of our seas.

April 29, 2020

Math After COVID-19

Modern mathematics relies on collaboration and travel. COVID-19 is making it increasingly difficult.

April 28, 2020

What Might Be Speeding Up the Universe’s Expansion?

Physicists have proposed extra cosmic ingredients that could explain the faster-than-expected expansion of space.

April 28, 2020

How COVID-19 Will Pass from Pandemic to Prosaic

The final outcome of COVID-19 will ultimately be decided by our patience and the financial bottom line.

Why Are Black Holes So Bright?

And why is the black hole at the center of our own galaxy so dim?

April 23, 2020

New Earthquake Math Predicts How Destructive They’ll Be

The “pinball” model of a slipping fault line borrows from the mathematics of avalanches.

April 23, 2020

The Economic Damage Is Barely Conceivable

In America, people who lose jobs don’t necessarily get them back.

April 22, 2020

The Ecological Vision That Will Save Us

To avoid the next pandemic, we need a reckoning with our place in nature.

April 22, 2020

Superintelligent, Amoral, and Out of Control

AI is no longer playing games. Are we prepared?

April 22, 2020

John Conway Solved Mathematical Problems With His Bare Hands

The legendary mathematician, who died on April 11, 2020 was curious, colorful and one of the greatest problem-solvers of his generation.

April 20, 2020