9 Best Articles in 2021
Science Magazine
Artificial intelligence is evolving all by itself
Science Magazine
3 min read · 2020-04-13 · Advance replicates decades of AI research in days
The New Yorker
The Day the Dinosaurs Died
The New Yorker
20+ min read · From 2019 · A young paleontologist may have discovered a record of the most significant event in the history of life on Earth.
Nautilus Magazine
Is Matter Conscious?
Nautilus Magazine
~13 min read · 2020-02-28 · The nature of consciousness seems to be unique among scientific puzzles. Not only do neuroscientists have no fundamental explanation…
The New Yorker
The Contrarian Coronavirus Theory That Informed the Trump Administration
The New Yorker
5 min read · 2020-03-29 · Richard Epstein, a professor at N.Y.U. School of Law, discusses two articles he wrote, on the Hoover Institution Web site, entitled “Coronavirus Perspective” and “Coronavirus Overreaction,” and his…
universitytimes.ie
JSTOR Makes Database Accessible to the Public
universitytimes.ie
1 min read · 2020-03-19 · The online academic resource has made over 6,000 ebooks and over 150 journals accessible without the need for an online login.
MIT Technology Review
AI has cracked a key mathematical puzzle for understanding our world
MIT Technology Review
5 min read · 2020-10-30 · Unless you’re a physicist or an engineer, there really isn’t much reason for you to know about partial differential equations. I know. After years of poring over them in undergrad while studying…
WIRED
12 Science Books You Should Read Right Now
WIRED
2 min read · 2019-12-24 · Snuggle up with these 2019 books on the so-called language of God, dirty drugmakers, and the future of food and booze.
The Guardian
The shorter your sleep, the shorter your life: the new sleep science
The Guardian
~16 min read · From 2017 · Leading neuroscientist Matthew Walker on why sleep deprivation is increasing our risk of cancer, heart attack and Alzheimer’s – and what you can do about it
National Geographic
How some cities ‘flattened the curve’ during the 1918 flu pandemic
National Geographic
3 min read · 2020-03-28 · Social distancing isn’t a new idea—it saved thousands of American lives during the last great pandemic. Here's how it worked.
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Nature
Adding is favoured over subtracting in problem solving
Nature
4 min read · Apr 8th · People tend to solve problems by adding features.
The New York Times
Finding From Particle Research Could Break Known Laws of Physics
The New York Times
10 min read · Apr 7th · It’s not the next Higgs boson — yet. But the best explanation, physicists say, involves forms of matter and energy not currently known to science.
europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com
Novel HIV vaccine approach shows promise in “landmark” first-in-human trial
europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com
3 min read · Apr 3rd · A novel vaccine approach for the prevention of HIV has shown promise in Phase I trials
The Atlantic
How mRNA Technology Could Change the World
The Atlantic
10 min read · Mar 29th · mRNA’s story likely will not end with COVID-19: Its potential stretches far beyond this pandemic.
The New York Times
Science Plays the Long Game. But People Have Mental Health Issues Now.
The New York Times
6 min read · Apr 1st · I’ve reported on behavior and mental health for 20 years. As I exit, I can’t help but wonder why researchers have placed so little emphasis on helping people in distress today.
zeynep tufekci
The Gaslighting of Science
zeynep tufekci
8 min read · Apr 11th · Final Installment of the Misinformation Trifecta
getpocket.com
“What If?” 11 Serious Answers to Slightly Crazy Science Questions
getpocket.com
2 min read · Mar 25th · What if the dinosaurs had survived—or all viruses suddenly disappeared? What if the planet was made of blueberries, or gravity stopped working?
Scientific American
The Antiscience Movement Is Escalating, Going Global and Killing Thousands
Scientific American
4 min read · Mar 29th · Rejection of mainstream science and medicine has become a key feature of the political right in the United States and, increasingly, around the world
Nautilus Magazine
Life Beyond Human Has to Play by the Rules
Nautilus Magazine
~12 min read · Mar 18th · There are many ways to think about alien, extraterrestrial life forms. Science-fiction writers do it all the time. Scientists, more…
Guardian Environment
Just 3% of world’s ecosystems remain intact, study suggests
Guardian Environment
4 min read · Apr 15th · Pristine areas in the Amazon and Siberia may expand with animal reintroductions, scientists say
