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Michael Segal

Why the Flow of Time Is an Illusion

Getting human feeling to match the math is an ultimate goal in physics.

April 24, 2019

Why the Brain Is So Noisy

The surprising importance of spontaneous order and noise to how we think.

January 16, 2019

Are There Bacteria in Your Brain?

A surprising new result catches the attention of the neuroscience community.

November 28, 2018

We Need an FDA For Algorithms

UK mathematician Hannah Fry on the promise and danger of an AI world.

October 29, 2018

Have Balloons and Ice Broken the Standard Model?

How five anomalous events at two neutrino experiments provide evidence for supersymmetry.

October 10, 2018

The Online Magazine You Can’t Read Online

A software engineer tackles the distractions of online reading.

August 13, 2018

Does Theranos Mark the Peak of the Silicon Valley Bubble?

John Carreyrou talks to Nautilus about the lessons of a $1 billion fraud.

May 29, 2018

Meet Harvard’s Own Poet-Physician

Rafael Campo on finding the humanity in medicine and science.

February 27, 2018

Why a Hedge Fund Started a Video Game Competition

The chief technology officer of one of the world’s largest hedge funds talks data.

November 27, 2017

Andy Weir Visits the Moon

The best-selling writer of “The Martian” has a new book out, and it’s set closer to home.

November 10, 2017

Beyond Voyager

Scientist Fran Bagenal on what’s next for space exploration.

August 29, 2017