Mindfulness: New age craze or science-backed solution? admin September 15, 2021 Add Comment Edit Mindfulness has become a billion-dollar industry. Research shows mindfulness can be an effective wellness practice, yet the effect sizes ... Read More
A new window to the early universe (and aliens?) admin September 15, 2021 Add Comment Edit Astrophysicists anxiously await the upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, slated for December 18. Things can go wrong. This... Read More
The cruelest people in Russian history admin September 15, 2021 Add Comment Edit If there is one thing that Russia scholars can agree on, it is the poor quality of leadership that has plagued the country since its ince... Read More
Big Tech and privacy: Apple flirts with the "dark side" admin September 15, 2021 Add Comment Edit Compared to other Big Tech companies, Apple has been the poster child of privacy protection. Unfortunately, a recent announcement has br... Read More
What happens when two different respiratory viruses infect the same cell? admin September 15, 2021 Add Comment Edit Right now, there's just one virus on everyone's minds: SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. But humanity is plagued by man... Read More
How to understand Einstein's equation for general relativity admin September 14, 2021 Add Comment Edit The Einstein field equations appear very simple, but they encode a tremendous amount of complexity. What looks like one compact equation... Read More
What really happens when your foot goes to sleep? admin September 14, 2021 Add Comment Edit Imagine you've just sat down to watch your favorite TV show. You decide to snuggle in with your legs crisscrossed because you find it ... Read More
Saving history: 3D laser scans preserve world heritage sites admin September 14, 2021 Add Comment Edit To prevent the present from erasing the past, non-profit organizations are creating detailed 3D scans of famous monuments. Stored online... Read More
Who was the most original philosopher? admin September 14, 2021 Add Comment Edit Plato wrote profusely, and his ideas are intelligent, well argued, and powerful. His works form the backbone of so many subjects: episte... Read More
Exoplanets with moons may be likelier to host life admin September 14, 2021 Add Comment Edit A new study suggests that exomoons are common in multistar systems. Thus far, only a few exomoon candidates have been identified. Exopl... Read More
Could fundamental physical constants not be constant across space and time? admin September 13, 2021 Add Comment Edit We assume that physical constants do not change from time to time or location to location. Measurements aimed at calculating the fine-st... Read More