Wired Space Photo of the Day
Small impact craters usually have simple bowl shapes; however, when the target material has different layers of different strength, then more complicated crater shapes can emerge. The most common...
View ArticleA Year of Incredible Space Photos: Royal Observatory’s Winning Images
It’s time once again to “Ooh” and “Ahh” at some of the best images of the night sky taken by amateur astronomers around the world. The Royal Observatory Greenwich announced the winners of its Astronomy...
View ArticleScience’s Humanities Gap
In his recent sermon to humanists, “Science Is Not Your Enemy,” the psychologist Steven Pinker makes an impressive plea for humanists to pay more attention to science and urges them to an...
View ArticleClimate Assessments: 25 Years of the IPCC
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was founded 25 years ago to provide authoritative assessments on the emerging problem of climate change. Since its first report in 1990, the IPCC...
View ArticleToxoplasma-infected mice remain unafraid of cats even after parasite clearance
The loss of mice’s innate fear may persist after the parasite is no longer detectable in their brains, suggesting that initial infection may cause permanent changes in the mechanisms underlying their...
View ArticleThe Last Thing You See : A Final Shot Montage
A meditation on the beautiful, cathartic, and transcendent power of the final shot. Inspired by The Final Image: finalimageblog.com/ MUSIC: "Gathering Storm" by Godspeed You Black Emperor
View ArticleLife on Mars hopes fade after methane findings
Hopes of finding life on Mars suffered a setback after new findings from NASA's Curiosity rover detected only trace amounts of methane gas in the Red Planet's atmosphere, a study said Thursday.
View ArticleFacebook Chases Google’s Deep Learning with New Research Group
A new research group within Facebook is working on an emerging and powerful approach to artificial intelligence known as deep learning, which uses simulated networks of brain cells to process data....
View ArticleWhy We Should Choose Science over Beliefs
Ever since college I have been a libertarian—socially liberal and fiscally conservative. I believe in individual liberty and personal responsibility. I also believe in science as the greatest...
View ArticleThe Power of the Claw: Not Your Average “Soft” Material
Earlier this month we gave you cuddling between affectionate lions. Lest we become overwhelmed by the desire to cuddle one of these (albeit adorable) feline predators ourselves, here is a look at...
View ArticleEarth’s Days Are Numbered
Earth will be able to host life for just another 1.75 billion years or so, according to a study published on 18 September in Astrobiology.
View ArticleAre Diverse Communities Possible?
RSA: Assistant professor of Sociology at Michigan State University Zachary Neal explored the potentially paradoxical relationship between neighbourhood integration and cohesion.
View ArticleThe ‘Underwater Waterfall’ Illusion at Mauritius Island
Located at the Southwestern tip of the island you will find a fascinating illusion. When viewed from above, a runoff of sand and silt deposits creates the impression of an ‘underwater waterfall’....
View ArticleLegal theory must incorporate discoveries from biology and behavioral sciences
Some recent discoveries in evolutionary biology, ethology, neurology, cognitive psychology and behavioral economics impels us to rethink the very foundations of law if we want to answer many questions...
View ArticleSome Monkeys Have Conversations That Resemble Ours
The sounds of marmoset monkeys chattering may hint at the mysterious origins of human language. A new study shows that marmosets exchange calls in a precisely-timed, back-and-forth fashion typical of...
View ArticleIs the PR Industry Buying Influence Over Wikipedia?
We all know that Wikipedia can be subverted – it’s an inevitability of an open platform that some people will seek to abuse it, whether to gain some advantage or just for a laugh. source
View ArticleSleep: The Brain’s Housekeeper?
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View ArticleCommunication with similar people stronger than believed
People’s tendency to communicate with similar people is stronger than earlier believed, which restricts the flow of information and ideas in social networks. source
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