Astrophysics
Learning to Live in Steven Weinberg’s Pointless Universe
The late physicist’s most infamous statement still beguiles scientists and vexes believers
Stories by Dan Falk
Space & Physics
Is Dark Matter Made of Axions?
New experimental results suggest these long-sought subatomic particles could explain the universe’s missing mass
Behavior
Must We All Become More Creative because of the Pandemic?
It worked for Shakespeare and Isaac Newton during plagues, but let’s not put more pressure on ourselves than we already have
Space & Physics
Ultraprecise Measurement Pinpoints the Proton’s Size
Scientists are finally approaching a consensus on the decades-old question
Space & Physics
Cosmos, Quantum and Consciousness: Is Science Doomed to Leave Some Questions Unanswered?
Physicists, philosophers debate whether research can ever solve certain mysteries of the universe—and the human mind
Behavior
But Did They Do It on Purpose?
In non-Western societies criminal intent can matter less when judging wrongdoing
Technology
See-and-Tell AI Machine Can Describe Objects It Observes
Building on advances in object recognition, machine translation and neural networks, scientists have developed software that converts pictures into sentences
The Sciences
Science's Path from Myth to Multiverse
In his latest book Nobel Prize winner Steven Weinberg explores how science made the modern world, and where it might take us from here
The Sciences
A High-Flying Web May Catch the Beginning of Time
This winter an airborne experiment named Spider will probe the earliest remnants of the universe
The Sciences
Shakespeare and Science, Part 2
Dan Falk discusses his latest book, The Science of Shakespeare: A New Look at the Playwright's Universe
The Sciences
Shakespeare and Science, Part 1
Dan Falk discusses his latest book, The Science of Shakespeare: A New Look at the Playwright's Universe
History of Science
What Shakespeare Knew about Science [Excerpt]
William Shakespeare may well have been more aware of his era’s science—including the Copernican view that the planets revolve around the sun—than has generally been thought...
