BIG Questions – Page 28

State of the World’s Science
By the Editor on December 18, 2012
The pursuit of knowledge is now a global enterprise. Scientific American and Nature have teamed up on this special...
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NASA Crashes Twin Probes Into the Moon
By the Editor on December 18, 2012
NASA concluded its Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) moon mission by crashing two probes into the lunar surface...
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Exploding Star Missing From Formation of Solar System
By the Editor on December 18, 2012
A new study challenges the notion that the force of an exploding star forced the formation of the solar...
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The False Promise of the Education Revolution
By the Editor on December 17, 2012
For Whom Is College Being Reinvented? 'Disruptions' have the buzz but may put higher education out of reach for those...
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We Know How to Promote Physics for Development
By the Editor on December 17, 2012
A successful model for making more out of physics for development is ready to roll out to others, writes...
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Multidimensional Black Holes Get Electric When Flexed
By the Editor on December 17, 2012
Bending a black hole can juice it up. In extra dimensions, a black hole behaves like a fluid and...
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Naughty or Nice? A Brain Chemical May Tell
By the Editor on December 17, 2012
Chemicals in your body can influence how generous or selfish you are, and, in recent years, experiments have explored...
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A More Human Artificial Brain
By the Editor on December 17, 2012
The latest attempt to build machines that can learn to recognize objects or even develop cognitive skills is caled...
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Award-Winning Pictures of the Tiniest Things on Earth
By the Editor on December 17, 2012
This incredible image of fern spores is just one of the many mind-blowing images that won the Olympus BioScapes...
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How Communities Shape Our Morals
By the Editor on December 15, 2012
As a social primate species, we modulate our morals with signals from family, friends and social groups with whom...
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