Theory
“While unified theories are sometimes called 'theories of everything,' this phrase is misleading and hubristic. Such theories offer absolutely zero help to 99 percent of scientists.” — Sir Martin Rees
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Yellow, Black, and Blues
February 15, 2010
A look at our agricultural past may explain why honey bees around the world began disappearing three years ago.
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The Wagnerian Method
January 04, 2010
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The Outer Limits
December 15, 2009
For half a century computer performance has roughly doubled every two years, but the laws of physics place insurmountable barriers on how long this growth can occur.
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Intergalactic Controversy
December 02, 2009
New observations of galactic clusters have revealed a controversial phenomenon called “dark flow,” which could be a sign of parallel universes.
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Mars: A Teeming Past?
November 09, 2009
Questions of extraterrestrial life rest on theories of Martian history.
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Uncovering Ardi
October 05, 2009
Anthropologist John Hawks explains why Ardi, the oldest known skeleton of a human-like primate, matters so much to the science of human origins.
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Richard Dawkins Seeks Converts
September 22, 2009
In his new book, Richard Dawkins sets out to convince the unconvinced that evolution is true. Will he succeed?
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Not Just for Fence-Sitters
September 22, 2009
Dawkins’ new book, The Greatest Show on Earth, demonstrates the power of storytelling in communicating evolution’s biological evidence.
bias, data, featured blogger, public perception, theory, truth
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The Evolution of Evolution
September 10, 2009
Ben Fry has created a tool that allows you to watch the theory of evolution evolve. Here, he introduces us to his amazing exploration of scientific thought.
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The Asymmetry of Life
September 08, 2009
Look into a mirror and you’ll simultaneously see the familiar and the alien: an image of you, but with left and right reversed.
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Because E=mc2
August 25, 2009
On the beauty and significance of the world’s most oft-cited but less oft-understood equation.
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The Wagnerian Method
August 20, 2009
Physicists investigate the grand artistic vision of one of the most influential artists of the last two centuries.
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Mapping the Brain’s Highways
August 11, 2009
Neuroscientists are mapping out a complete atlas of connectivity in the human brain, but what’s emerging is a battle of scales.
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Opera in the Fifth Dimension
August 10, 2009
In Hypermusic Prologue, physicist Lisa Randall re-imagines her extradimensional theories of the universe as opera.
happiness, irrationality, public perception, space, theory, truth
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Supersizing Quantum Behavior
July 29, 2009
A groundbreaking Caltech experiment may detect quantum physics where classical mechanics has ruled sovereign.
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Reconciling an Ordinary World
July 29, 2009
Advances in materials and techniques bring physicists a step closer to observing the oddities of quantum behavior at the real-world scale.
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Inside the Mathematical Mind
July 21, 2009
Mariana Cook’s stunning portraits and narration from her subjects offers a candid look at the secret lives of mathematicians.
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The Extinction Oscillator
June 29, 2009
Sometimes, something kills nearly all life on the entire planet. But is there a regular cycle to this creation and destruction of Earth’s biodiversity?
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Invoking the Magic of the Mind
June 25, 2009
Are secrets of the evolution of the mind to be found by imagining the ancestors of tool-wielding crows, or is such an approach strictly for the birds?
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How Do You Know It’s Sex?
June 20, 2009
Sex, one of the great mysteries of evolutionary biology, becomes even more complicated when scientists study it in yeast.
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World
Press Gang
With New York City about to let bloggers qualify for press passes, a look at what breaking down the walls between old and new media means for science reporting.
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Culture
The Ancient, Distant, and Dead
Inspired by scientific research, Katie Paterson creates art based on data from faraway melting glaciers, long-dead stars, and the initial moments of the universe.
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Ideas
A Sober Assessment
Alcohol is an important part of life in many cultures throughout the world, but there are many misperceptions about this common social lubricant.
