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Welcome to the Next Level of Bullshit
The language algorithm GPT-3 continues our descent into a post-truth world.
The Universe Knows Right from Wrong
A proponent of panpsychism argues moral truth is inherent in consciousness.
Toxic but Fascinating
Jellyfish have mesmerized people for millennia, and much remains to be learned about them.
A New Cosmic Tension: The Universe Might Be Too Thin
Cosmologists have concluded that the universe doesn’t appear to clump as much as it should. Could both of cosmology’s big puzzles share a single fix?
The Neurons That Appeared from Nowhere
How an accident led to what could be a medical revolution.
Why Mathematicians Should Stop Naming Things After Each Other
A past generation’s glory can be the next generation’s headache.
An Ancient Site with Human Skulls on Display
Where our ancestors began to elevate themselves above nature.
The Ocean Is Struggling to Breathe, Too
The little-appreciated but very big problem of marine hypoxia.
Take Our Virtual Trip to Mars
See where NASA’s Mars 2020 mission will go and what it may find.
