Often attributed to Albert Einstein, the quote by science-fiction writer Ray Cummings still serves as the most succinct explanation for one of the most fundamental features of our universe.
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Category: Physics, Science
Tags: Time, Big Bang Theory, Quantum Mechanics, Bose-Einstein condensate, Albert Einstein, Newton, University of Birmingham
Their reactions are delightfully relatable.
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Can we trick our minds into slowing down time?
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"Black care rarely sits behind a rider whose pace is fast enough."
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"If confirmed, Shadow Blaster would be the first-ever individual dusty star-forming galaxy directly linked to a high-energy neutrino event."
A new app is on a mission to save puppy paws from scorched concrete.
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Some links discussed in order of appearance:
The First Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductor :
https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.12008
Origin of correlated isolated flat bands in copper-substituted lead phosphate apatite : https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.16892v1
Pb-apatite framework as a generator of novel flat-band CuO based physics : https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.00698v2
Ferromagnetic half…
It's just weird.
Peter Neff has a collection he wants to show me. On a recent sunny Friday morning, he led me down to the basement, walking slightly ahead of me in a plaid shirt tucked into navy pants with a black belt. After shepherding me through a door, he turned the small key on the top of […]
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Turns out, the first animals to walk on land weren't amphibians.
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New study shows how posts claiming sunscreen is harmful are more likely to generate likes, comments and shares on TikTok.
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The most deceptive sequence in mathematics.
Crash testing with these massive mammals has come a long way from using real cadavers.
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"If you’re an employer, this is keeping you from seeing employees you might actually want for a position."
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The first trillion-dollar man has always had posthuman plans for the Red Planet.
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The six-episode series brings The Great Dying to life.
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Researchers have won official permits to hunt for 'irrefutable proof' of Noah's Ark at a mysterious, boat-shaped mountain formation in eastern Turkey
From Dysonian SETI to waste heat and galactic timelines, we explore why we haven’t found Dyson Spheres—and what their absence reveals about civilization.
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The archaeologists behind the video believe the man covered his head with a bowl to protect himself from volcanic debris.
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Starlink satellites reportedly jammed by Russian military systems while supporting Ukrainian operations have sustained irreversible damage, according to the Telegram channel Military Chronicle, citing conclusions reached by foreign researchers.
"The first and most important conclusion is that electronic components aboard spacecraft whose orbital trajectories pass through zones of active jamming…
People taking popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound may be shedding pounds, but a new study suggests they are also moving less. People with obesity who lost weight while taking popular medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, and similar drugs became significantly less physically active, according to research presented at ENDO [...]
Scientists have discovered a new species of 'walking shark' in Papua New Guinea that can stroll on land using its fins, but it already faces local extinction
Perseverance equals NASA's Opportunity rover’s 2015 record
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Don't call it a cluster.
A strange clump of stars near the _Milky Way's core_**** may be the battered remnant of something far more complex than previously thought.
They call this _space_ region Terzan 5, named after astronomer Agop Terzan, who discovered it in 1968. At first glance, it looks like a …
One day, far in the future, a leaf will turn brown and crumble to dust, representing the end of all plants on Earth. Without a crystal ball, nobody knows for certain when that day will come.
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Tags: Plants, Extinction, Photosynthesis, Earth, Sun
Will it make MRIs redundant or become a luxury medical device for the filthy rich?
One of the world's strangest sharks has been filmed alive in its natural habitat for the first time.