My conclusion is that in a colonized universe the probability of the annihilation of the human race could actually rise rather than fall.Illustration by David Revoy / Blender Foundation…

$$rec$$My Evolution: Living Along the Spectrum of Science & Religion is © of SRES and Jordan Collver, 2018. The comic was created by Jordan Collver as part of a media fellowship…

You have to cleverly build “common knowledge” to solve this lethal riddle.WikicommonsYou’ve been caught snooping around a spooky graveyard with your best friend. The caretaker,…

This article is part of Nautilus’ month-long exploration of the science and art of time. Read the introduction here.In the studio, time does not pass—there is only an “eternal…

This article is part of Nautilus’ month-long exploration of the science and art of time. Read the introduction here. I recently came across this diagram of time and space: It puts…

This article is part of Nautilus’ month-long exploration of the science and art of time. Read the introduction here. Growing up in Israel in the 1970s, my household was a place where…

This article introduces Nautilus’ month-long exploration of the science and art of time.When Lee Smolin’s book Time Reborn was re-launched to great fanfare at my home in 2015,…

This article is part of Nautilus’ month-long exploration of the science and art of time. Read the introduction here.How is composing music of a given meter similar to painting flowing…

The notion of genius as a capability a person can possess has come under attack recently in several ways.Pxhere / Public DomainOnce you’re called a “genius,” what’s left? Super…

The very notion of what in the ancient world defines the human being in contrast to all other living things is simple: upright posture. Best known of the ancient commentators is Plato,…