5 Cosmology Books to Make Your World Feel a Little Bigger
If you’re stuck at home, what you need is some reading material that will make your world feel a littleContinue Reading
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Isolation Tips from Astronauts
Are you struggling to adjust to feelings of isolation while social distancing? In a recent episode of the Stay atContinue Reading
Are Humans Unique?
In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin writes, “The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as itContinue Reading
Pavlov’s Peas
In the 1890s, Ivan Pavlov learned that he could condition dogs to salivate in anticipation of food whenever he rangContinue Reading
The Future of Babymaking
Jennifer Doudna, co-discoverer of CRISPR and co-author of A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to ControlContinue Reading
How to Defend Science in a Post-Truth Era
The Scopes Monkey Trial seemed ridiculous when I first learned about it in school. How could the majority of theContinue Reading
Exoplanets, Astrobiology, and Alien Megastructures
Stellar Engineering by Greg Matlof and C Bangs Stellar Engineering looks at Kepler’s data studying exoplanets and speculation surrounding alienContinue Reading
Eating the Sun – Study Guide
If you’re anything like me, you couldn’t possibly become a scientist because there’s no way you could narrow your interestsContinue Reading
5 New Books to Read for Earth Day
Losing Earth: A Recent History by Nathaniel Rich The New York Times Magazine devoted an entire issue to Nathaniel Rich’s groundbreakingContinue Reading
Black Hole News
By now, you’ve all seen the first ever photo taken of a black hole, a tremendous achievement by the EventContinue Reading
