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Why Discovering Martians Could Be Disappointing
There are two kinds of extraterrestrial life with very different implications.
The Data That Threatened to Break Physics
What does a rational scientist do with an impossible result?
In Mathematics, Mistakes Aren’t What They Used to Be
Computers can’t invent, but they’re changing the field anyway.
Fear in the Cockpit
The tragic plane crash in Taipei was the result of mechanical and psychological failures.
Yes, You Can Catch Insanity
A controversial disease revives the debate about the immune system and mental illness.
The Impossible Physiology of the Free Diver
The amazing underwater athletes are rewriting the science of the body.
Moore’s Law Is About to Get Weird
Never mind tablet computers. Wait till you see bubbles and slime mold.
The Necessity of Musical Hallucinations
That song stuck in your head is your brain doing its work.
The Original Natural Born Killers
In the 1920s, two murderers were defended by science. The infamous case still echoes.
The Big Bang Is Hard Science. It Is Also a Creation Story.
Even with its explanatory power, Big Bang theory takes its place in a long line of myths.