World’s Largest Fusion Project Is in Big Trouble, New Documents Reveal

It could be a new world record, although no one involved wants to talk about it. In the south of France, a collaboration among 35 countries has been birthing one of the largest and most ambitious scientific experiments ever conceived: the giant fusion power machine known as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). But the… Continue reading World’s Largest Fusion Project Is in Big Trouble, New Documents Reveal

Why Are Republicans Greenhorns at Rounding Up Them Absentee Votes?

COSTA MESA, Calif.—“I can’t begin to understand what ballot harvesting is,” Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the former Republican House Speaker, said in an interview in the wake of a 2018 political upset in Orange County, California. Democrats had swept the congressional seats in one of California’s few Republican strongholds, largely due to a well-executed… Continue reading Why Are Republicans Greenhorns at Rounding Up Them Absentee Votes?

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There’s No Evidence for Claims That Environmentally Friendly Investments Are Bad for the Poor

CLIMATEWIRE | Conservatives are leveraging a new argument against ESG: It’s hurting poor families. Energy analysts say the criticism lacks any supporting evidence. But it builds on Republicans’ intensifying opposition to environmental, social and governance investing, which refers to the practice of considering risks like climate change when making financial decisions. Mandy Gunasekara, a former Trump… Continue reading There’s No Evidence for Claims That Environmentally Friendly Investments Are Bad for the Poor

The Key to Species Diversity May Be in Their Similarities

Back in 2001, the paradoxically high biodiversity on Barro Colorado Island inspired Hubbell to propose the groundbreaking neutral theory of ecology. Traditional ecology theory stressed the competition for niches between species. But Hubbell pointed out that species might not really matter in that equation because, in effect, individuals compete for resources with members of their… Continue reading The Key to Species Diversity May Be in Their Similarities

Recounting the History of Math’s Transcendental Numbers

It was not obvious that transcendental numbers should exist. Moreover, it’s challenging to prove that a given number is transcendental because it requires proving a negative: that it is not the root of any polynomial with integer coefficients. In 1844, Joseph Liouville found the first one by coming at the problem indirectly. He discovered that… Continue reading Recounting the History of Math’s Transcendental Numbers

Have Astronomers Seen the Universe’s First Stars?

 SUBSCRIBE: Apple | Spotify Lee Billings: Hi, and welcome to Cosmos, Quickly. This is Lee Billings.  Carin Leong: And this is Carin Leong.  [CLIP: Show theme music] Billings: Carin, thanks for being here. A quick question for you: What’s super-duper bright and hundreds or even thousands of times heavier than our entire solar system, yet… Continue reading Have Astronomers Seen the Universe’s First Stars?