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Nancy Abrams and Joel Primack at TEDxSantaCruz
Joel Primack is a professor of physics and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His wife, Nancy...
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Do We Live in a Computer Simulation?
A decade ago, a British philosopher put forth the notion that the universe we live in might in fact...
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Showing Decision-Makers the Value of Science
A SciDev.Net survey reveals the challenges of applying research insights to policy and practice, and underscores that evidence is...
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‘The Particle at the End of the Universe’ Gets Real
Caltech physicist Sean Carroll makes the search for the Higgs boson a scientific detective story. At heart is the...
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Extending Einstein’s Theory Beyond Light Speed
University of Adelaide applied mathematicians have extended Einstein’s theory of special relativity to work beyond the speed of light....
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Cosmic Magnifying Lens Unveils Oldest Galaxy
Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence yet for a 13.2-billion-year old galaxy, a finding that provides a key piece...
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The Separation Challenge-Attachment Solution Hypothesis
Big History is an example of a new systems level in the complexification of intellectual history, in which new...
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Historians Ask the Public to Help Organize the Past
On November 8, 1800, fire ravaged the federal War Office, in Washington. The agency’s files went up in smoke,...
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From Higgs to Humanity: Discoveries for the Common Good
Big scientific discoveries, such as the God particle, can have great Earthly potential that must be shared by the...
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Steven Weinberg: Why the Higgs Boson Matters
The announcement that the “Higgs boson” had been discovered at the CERN laboratory in Geneva made news around the...
