The Best Articles in Science
The most useful articles and videos in Science from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Science Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Science by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Videos
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The science of super longevity
Science can’t stop aging, but it may be able to slow our epigenetic clocks.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i...
Freezing time in your best years, not your end years
Age expert Dr. Morgan Levine explains why living to 100 is the wrong goal.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6...
The Man Who Accidentally Killed The Most People In History
One scientist caused two environmental disasters and the deaths of millions. A part of this video is sponsored by Wren. Offset your carbon footprint on Wren:...
Einstein's equations and the enigma of wormholes
Quantum wormholes are mathematically possible — but might also be physically impossible. Physicist Janna Levin explains the wormhole paradox.This interview i...
Eric Weinstein - Why Can No One Agree On The Truth Anymore? (4K)
Eric Weinstein is a mathematician, economist, managing director of Thiel Capital and a podcaster.The last 3 years has been a time of massive confusion. No on...
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What Is a Neutrino? The Missing Key to Modern Physics Could Be a Ghost Particle
The enigmatic saga of one of astrophysics' most wanted particles.
What Is Entanglement and Why Is It Important?
Caltech scientists explain the strange phenomenon of quantum entanglement in everyday language.
What is Neural Network? How does it understand things?
One of our great scientists, Stephen Hawking, said that “The development of full Artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human...
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How to Make the Universe Think for Us
Physicists are building neural networks out of vibrations, voltages and lasers, arguing that the future of computing lies in exploiting the universe’s complex physical behaviors.
How To Spot Bad Science
In a digital world that clamors for clicks, news is sensationalized, and “facts” change all the time, here’s how to discern what is trustworthy and what is hogwash.
«Science is not some big immovable mass. It is not infallible. It does not pretend to be able to explain everything or to know everything.»
How to break a theory
When a theory breaks, you learn how to build it better.
«ASK WEIRD QUESTIONS Einstein had a wild imagination. He asked himself questions like: What would he feel if he rode an elevator through outer space? What would he see if he chased a beam of light?»
How to see a memory
Every memory leaves its own imprint in the brain, and researchers are starting to work out what one looks like.
How to Make Sense of Contradictory Science Papers
The science you can come across today can often appear to be full of contradictory claims. One study tells you red wine is good for…
«The peer-review process is, in fact, designed, not to detect fraud or data manipulation, but to select for what is noteworthy.»
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Improve your relationships with the science of perspective-taking
Social psychology research is breaking down the process of perspective-taking and revealing ways to help us get along better
‘A Pandora’s box’: map of protein-structure families delights scientists
Never-before-seen forms and unexpected connections between proteins revealed by analysis of their shapes.
What Are Dreams For?
Converging lines of research suggest that we might be misunderstanding something we do every night of our lives.
Artificial Intelligence Could Finally Let Us Talk with Animals
AI is poised to revolutionize our understanding of animal communication
Europe spent €600 million to recreate the human brain in a computer. How did it go?
The Human Brain Project wraps up in September after a decade. Nature examines its achievements and its troubled past.
«“Big science is not always about moonshots, especially when the steps toward major goals are uncertain»
Short Articles
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How language and social status change the developing brain
Brain development is a highly complex process that is strongly influenced by the environment in which a child is raised, with the earliest years of life being especially important for the emergence of…
«Research shows that young children who are exposed to high quality language and more child-directed speech will have larger vocabularies and better language processing skills later on.»
On death and dying: towards a new paradigm
Neuropsychologist Dr. Peter Fenwick talks about near death experiences and the connection between the mind and the body.
What the Hell is going on With Superconductors — Eric Jorgenson
Every few decades Physics produces a fundamentally new 'thing' that changes what's physically possible. - @Andercot Humanity might have just unlocked a new achievement… A very nerdy corner of Twitter…
«With zero resistance transmission materials, there could be near-zero loss of energy. Cost of energy could fall by one-third JUST by improving transmission.»
Explainer: the elusive neutrino
Of all the known particles in our universe, neutrinos are perhaps the most elusive; their origins are mysterious, their purpose unknown and they are notoriously difficult to detect. You’ll already…
How Thomas Edison Tricked the Press Into Believing He'd Invented the Light Bulb
A year before he developed a working bulb, the "Wizard of Menlo Park" created the illusion that his prototype burned for more than a few minutes at a time
«Edison understood that success in the Gilded Age was a matter of hard work and carefully managing public expectations.»
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Science.
Is there life after death?
Is there an afterlife or is this the only life we get? Most think science says there is no afterlife. But this view, while common, is wrong.
«Most believe science says there is no afterlife. But this view, while common, is wrong.»
What Is the Nature of Consciousness?
Consciousness, our experience of being in the world, is one of the mind’s greatest mysteries, but as the neuroscientist Anil Seth explains to Steven Strogatz, research is making progress in…
Complexity Theory’s 50-Year Journey to the Limits of Knowledge
How hard is it to prove that problems are hard to solve? Meta-complexity theorists have been asking questions like this for decades. A string of recent results has started to deliver answers.
Finally, a solution to plastic pollution that’s not just recycling
Countries are negotiating a new global treaty to drastically reduce the plastic waste that has been poisoning the world.
How a dose of MDMA transformed a white supremacist
Brendan was once a leader in the US white nationalist movement. But when he took the drug MDMA in a scientific study, it would radically change his extremist beliefs.
Thought Leaders
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Richard Dawkins
UK biologist & writer. Richard Dawkins Foundation donor: http://richarddawkins.net/donate. My Substack: http://richarddawkins.substack.com

Ben Goldacre
Prof of EBM @UniOxford, author, Bad Science, more. I run http://bennett.ox.ac.uk making tools+papers from data http://OpenSAFELY.org http://OpenPrescribing.net
National Geographic
Since its inception nearly 130 years ago, the core purpose of National Geographic has been to further the knowledge and awareness of our world.
WIRED
Where tomorrow is realized || Sign up for our newsletters: http://WIRED.com/newsletter
NASA
There's space for everybody. ✨ Verification: http://nasa.gov/socialmedia
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