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The famed science fiction author coined the term "cyberspace" before it existed.
In 2008, Elon Musk explained which of history's tech geniuses was his role model.
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How activism has led to better data regarding police brutality.
Only 8 worlds make the astronomical cut as planets. Here are the 10 fascinating bodies that didn’t make it. Astronomically, bodies within the Solar System must achieve three criteria in order […]
Climate-driven changes in phytoplankton communities will intensify the blue and green regions of the world’s oceans.
"Dinner and drinks" may take on a new, more provocative meaning.
Hungarian cartographer travels the world while mapping its treasures.
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Being evenhanded with evil ideas is "ridiculous," argues Martin Amis.
Robert Wright and Massimo Pigliucci explore the question.
Why does Faulkner use "inchoate" so much? Maybe because Benjamin Dreyer wasn't his copy editor. The author of DREYER'S ENGLISH is here to remind us that there's no absolute authority on the English language. Still, please avoid "onboarding".
LIGO, here on Earth, has exquisitely-precise distances its lasers travel. With three spacecrafts in motion, how could LISA work? Since it began operating in 2015, advanced LIGO has ushered in an […]
It may come as a surprise to some to find that anarchism comes in as many flavors as Ben 'n Jerry's.
Hi-tech imaging again reveals a hidden chapter of human history.