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A Magic Wand? Nope, Just Good Ol’ Fashioned Physics

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A Magic Wand? Nope, Just Good Ol’ Fashioned Physics

Rhett Allain

To Prevent Fires, One California Town Says 'Goat Fund Me'

Chew on This

To Prevent Fires, One California Town Says 'Goat Fund Me'

Matt Simon

Trump's Immigration Speech Won't Change Minds, Science Says

beliefs

Trump's Immigration Speech Won't Change Minds, Science Says

Emily Dreyfuss

We've found a mysterious energy burst that's repeating and is more powerful than millions of Suns

Space

We've found a mysterious energy burst that's repeating and is more powerful than millions of Suns

Jonathan O’Callaghan

Los Angeles Gets America's First Earthquake Warning App

tremors

Los Angeles Gets America's First Earthquake Warning App

Amanda Kolson Hurley

Ocean Cleanup's Plastic Catcher Is Busted. So What Now?

Oceanography

Ocean Cleanup's Plastic Catcher Is Busted. So What Now?

Matt Simon

How to get smart about the way we create, store and use energy

Energy

How to get smart about the way we create, store and use energy

Leanne Kemp

The Clever Clumsiness of a Robot Teaching Itself to Walk

Robotics

The Clever Clumsiness of a Robot Teaching Itself to Walk

Matt Simon

The Shutdown Shows Just How Vital Government Scientists Are

politics

The Shutdown Shows Just How Vital Government Scientists Are

Eric Niiler

In 2019, opioid deaths will force us to change the world

Drugs

In 2019, opioid deaths will force us to change the world

Esther Dyson

How the NHS's long term plan will try to eradicate childhood cancer

Health

How the NHS's long term plan will try to eradicate childhood cancer

Amit Katwala

How to Calculate the Physics in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

videogames

How to Calculate the Physics in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Rhett Allain

Forget the VR hype. In healthcare, it's making a real difference

Virtual Reality

Forget the VR hype. In healthcare, it's making a real difference

Stephanie Tilenius

Space and Time Could Be a Quantum Error-Correcting Code

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Space and Time Could Be a Quantum Error-Correcting Code

Natalie Wolchover

Quantum IDs can help us fight back against counterfeit drugs

Drugs

Quantum IDs can help us fight back against counterfeit drugs

Robert Young

Why cells have the hidden power to save thousands of lives

Biology

Why cells have the hidden power to save thousands of lives

Joe Lonsdale and Francisco Gimenez

Everything we could learn from China's daring Moon landing

Space

Everything we could learn from China's daring Moon landing

Amit Katwala

What Is the Dark Side of the Moon?

The Know-It-Alls

What Is the Dark Side of the Moon?

Robbie Gonzalez

We Need to Not Freak Out About the Robot Revolution

Machine Learnings

We Need to Not Freak Out About the Robot Revolution

Matt Simon

Machine learning can fix how we manage health on a global scale

Health

Machine learning can fix how we manage health on a global scale

Peter Piot