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An older man with gray hair is sitting in a white chair, smiling. Dressed in a black outfit, he is framed against a large screen filled with abstract shapes and letters that evoke an AI manifesto.
Business
The AI manifesto of a Silicon Valley legend
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
Starts With A Bang
Time: Yes, it’s a dimension, but no, it’s not like space
The fabric of spacetime is four-dimensional, with three for space and only one for time. But wow, time sure is different from space!
Ethan Siegel
Silhouette of NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft with antennas poised against a colorful planetary surface, sparking dreams of alien life.
Starts With A Bang
How NASA’s Europa Clipper helps the hunt for alien life
Could life be widespread throughout the cosmos, in the subsurface oceans of ice-covered worlds? NASA's Europa Clipper mission investigates.
Ethan Siegel
A starry night sky over a snow-capped mountain, known as one of Earth's best astronomy locations, with bright city lights shimmering in the distance on the horizon.
Starts With A Bang
The 3 best locations for astronomy on planet Earth
There are a number of factors to consider when choosing where to build a telescope. These 3 locations, on their merits, surpass all others.
Ethan Siegel
A human hand reaches toward a robotic hand, which includes a speech bubble with mathematical code. A pixelated pink background completes the scene.
The Future
AI chatbots may ease the world’s loneliness (if they don’t make it worse)
Man seeking meaningful relationship at the intersection of on-demand empathy and Rule 34.
Kevin Dickinson
Electric vehicle in blue being charged with a white charging cable against a blue background.
The Future
The master plan to end EV “range anxiety” forever
The US needs 28 million EV chargers by 2030. Here’s how it can get there.
Kristin Houser
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Starts With A Bang
Ask Ethan: Do evolution and natural selection occur cosmically?
The Universe changes remarkably over time, with some entities surviving and others simply decaying away. Is this cosmic evolution at work?
Ethan Siegel
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