(via Big Think) Our culture has atomized: We’re all on our own with our phones, laptops, and digital media experiences. No one knows what everyone else is seeing. In some ways, these technologies have ...

(via Sabine Hossenfelder) In the past few days we have seen a lot of rumours about troubles with AI scaling. In this video, I have a brief summary of recent events, who said what, and why I don't ...

Jade from Up and Atom explains the Curie temperature.

The Australian government is developing legislation that will ban children under 16 from social media. There has been a huge ...

The rigid structures of language we once clung to with certainty are cracking. Take gender, nationality or religion: these ...

There are cosmic events so powerful that they leave permanent marks on the fabric of the universe itself. Imagine two ...

The world appears to be plagued by crises – at least according to the media. “The financial crisis, the European debt crisis, ...

Sandy beaches are beloved recreational settings, and they are also one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems. Up to 70% ...

Once every spring, a few days after the full moon, corals of the great barrier reef release eggs and sperm simultaneously – a ...

There’s been an exciting new discovery in the fight against plastic pollution: mealworm larvae that are capable of consuming ...

We know that the Urban Heat Island Effect can make cities particularly vulnerable to extreme heat, but a new study uncovered something even more surprising: cities might actually be ab ...

Scientists stress out lab mice, a lot. Inducing chronic stress and anxiety in these furry critters is how scientists explore ...