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The philosophy of the Higgs
Many of the great physicists of the 20th century have appreciated the importance of philosophy for science. Einstein, for...
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Simple But Challenging: The Universe According to Planck
ESA’s Planck satellite has delivered its first all-sky image of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), bringing with it new...
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Mouse Brain Cells Can Live Years Longer Than The Mice They Came From
In a new study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, mouse brain cells implanted into rats...
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Overview
Astronauts who have seen the Earth from space have often described the ‘overview effect’ as an experience that has...
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NHS recognises that mindfulness meditation is good for depression
Mindfulness meditation has been shown to give patients control over their own depression and anxiety levels and levels of...
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Obama Seeking to Boost Study of Human Brain
The Obama administration is planning a decade-long scientific effort to examine the workings of the human brain and build...
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In Mysterious Pattern, Math and Nature Converge
In 1999, while sitting at a bus stop in Cuernavaca, Mexico, a Czech physicist named Petr Šeba noticed young...
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The Last Big Bump Before a Supernova Explodes
An automated supernova hunt is shedding new light on the death sequence of massive stars — specifically, the kind...
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Large Hadron Collider Is Set to Halt for Upgrades
With the discovery of the Higgs boson or something very like it under its belt, the world’s most powerful...
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A Dose of Narcissism Can Be Useful
Narcissism has long gotten a bad rap. Its unseemly reputation dates back at least to ancient Greek mythology, in...
