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I was standing in line for a tourist attraction in Tokyo when a small robot started addressing the crowd. The robot looked like Rosie from The Jetsons and was meant…
Do video games cause violence?
On August 3, 2019, just hours after the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas that left 23 dead, a familiar theme reared its head: video games were to blame. The…
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One of the great scientific projects of our time is the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, or SETI—the search for evidence of technologically advanced civilizations elsewhere in the galaxy. The current…
We owe our life to 3 billion year old stromatolite fossils
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The Brave New World of DIY Shock Therapy.
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This is what a black hole sounds like
Black holes are absolutely silent as they are pure gravity creatures. But while black holes don’t produce their own sound, they can generate sound waves in their environment. An ordinary…
Can cats get dementia?
Everyone – myself included – wants their cat to live forever. But it’s important to remember that as the years accumulate, so does the likelihood that your feline friend will…