Last year Google won international acclaim when its prototype quantum computer completed a calculation in minutes that its researchers estimated would have taken a supercomputer 10,000 years…
Category: Science
The Ruined Sky
The astronomy community is on edge. The growing number of satellites streaming through low Earth orbit is making it almost impossible to get a clear view of the sky.
From London to Rome
“The process, known as natural organic reduction, turns a corpse into two wheelbarrows’ worth of soil in four to six … More
Moving away from its home star…
“Maybe that’s why we’ve never heard a peep from anywhere. It’s not just that the universe is too big. Which … More
“We do not know what the future will be…”
“It is a truism that we do not know what the future will be. But we can see trends. We … More
The Border Between Life & Non Life
“According to two papers published in Cell on January 11, 2018, the making of memories and the processes of learning … More
Troxler Effect
“This is called the Troxler effect, after the man who discovered it: Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler, in 1804. “What happens … More
Signs of Life
“If alien astronomers are out there searching for signs of life on Earth, they might just find it in the … More
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