issue_9
Initial Conditions
Sean Carroll and Alan Guth talk about time.
The Mystery of Time’s Arrow
Past and future may not be what they seem.
The Quantum Mechanics of Fate
How time travel might explain some of science’s biggest puzzles.
The Quantum Mechanics of Fate
How time travel might explain some of science’s biggest puzzles.
Brave New Epoch
A search for humankind’s mark on the Earth.
Evolution, You’re Drunk
DNA studies topple the ladder of complexity.
Inconstants of Nature
If the constitution of nature itself were changing in time, how would you know?
The Pleasure and Pain of Speed
Are we willing to speed our lives up indefinitely?
Should Science Save Modern Art?
Keeping Father Time at bay is more than a question of chemistry.
Vikings—They’re Just Like Us! Social Networks in Norse Sagas
A simplified diagram of the type used to analyze Viking social structures. Green connections represent friendly relations; red ones are hostile. Note that the researchers helpfully explain in the original caption, “The horned helmets, popularly associated with Viking warriors, are probably a nineteenth-century romantic construct – none of the few Viking helmets which survive have […]
