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Bright cosmic explosion with flames and smoke surrounded by stars against a dark, starry background.
Black holes are the most massive individual objects, spanning up to a light-day across. So how do they make jets that affect the cosmic web?
A detailed, colorful brain visualization with intricate patterns of green, blue, and yellow on a dark background.
Scientists have created a magnificent portrait of every connection among neurons in a fruit fly’s brain.
Animated characters observe a family walking in a snowy scene through a viewing screen, inside a control room.
There’s little more infuriating in the world than being told to “calm down” when you’re in the midst of a simmering grump.
wormholes
Humans, when we consider space travel, recognize the need for gravity. Without our planet, is artificial or antigravity even possible?
World map highlighting the Brandt Line, dividing the Global North and Global South across continents.
In 1980, Willy Brandt drew a line across the map that still influences how we think about the world.
Collage with a rocket launch, raised hand, SpaceX text, blueberries, and circuitry against a gray background with "THE NIGHT CRAWLER" text—echoing the intense atmosphere of chip wars.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
An open book reveals binary code on the left page, symbolizing AI's complexity, while a silhouette of a person balancing on a tightrope graces the right, bridging precision and creativity in harmony.
Oxford professor of ethics, John Tasioulas, thinks we should consider the loss of opportunity for “striving and succeeding” that AI is likely to bring.