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If We Believe in Dark Matter, Why Not Extraterrestrial Life?

Avi Loeb has a lot of thoughts about aliens and scientific prejudice.

December 11, 2019

I Am Not a Machine. Yes You Are.

Debating the impact of machine-created art.

December 4, 2019

If Only 19th-Century America Had Listened to a Woman Scientist

Where might the US be if it heeded her discovery of global warming’s source?

November 27, 2019

How to Predict Extreme Weather

Climate science is forging a more perfect union between humans and machines.

November 20, 2019

As Winters Shrink, Our Discontent Grows

Our sense of order is disappearing with the snow packs.

November 13, 2019

The Rainforest Is Teeming with Consciousness

Our fate turns on retiring our dualist view of nature.

November 6, 2019

The Implant That Can Control Your Brain

This nanoscale device meshes seamlessly with your neurons.

October 16, 2019

Would You Survive a Merger with AI?

The cost of brain enhancement may be your identity.

October 2, 2019