Tag: science
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In the 1990s, religious Americans embraced science’s re-definition of spirituality. They would be unwise to repeat this mistake. https://quillette.com/2023/01/17/hope-trust-and-religious-faith/ more ›
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For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled. The goal of this essay is to persuade you that we shouldn’t send human… more ›
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Artificial intelligence has deciphered the structure of virtually every protein known to science, paving the way for the development of new medicines or technologies to tackle global challenges such as… more ›
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A future in which China is the world’s dominant scientific power fills the imagination of leaders in both East and West. China’s ability to realize these visions depends on its… more ›
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Smartphones, superglue, electric cars, video chat. When does the wonder of a new technology wear off? When you get so used to its presence that you don’t think of it… more ›
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Virologist Oyewale Tomori, whose career in science dates back to the early years of Nigerian independence, offers a personal perspective on the state of African science in 2022. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01148-6 more ›
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Ashort bureaucratic note from a brutally degraded microstate in the South Pacific to a little-known institution in the Caribbean is about to change the world. Few people are aware of… more ›
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Myths about creativity keep contributing to its mysterious aura despite our increasing scientific understanding of this complex phenomenon. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886921004451 more ›
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“Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts,” as Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman once said. Right now, we’re either witnessing a golden age of expertise or a crisis… more ›
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The New Energy Outlook (NEO) is BloombergNEF’s annual long-term analysis on the future of the energy economy. https://about.bnef.com/new-energy-outlook/ more ›