The Simplest Math Problem Could Be Unsolvable

At first glance, the problem seems ridiculously simple. And yet experts have been searching for a solution in vain for decades. According to mathematician Jeffrey Lagarias, number theorist Shizuo Kakutani told him that during the cold war, “for about a month everybody at Yale [University] worked on it, with no result. A similar phenomenon happened… Continue reading The Simplest Math Problem Could Be Unsolvable

How to Make Hybrid Work a Success, according to Science

Certain aspects of scientific life do not lend themselves to working from home. Archaeologist Adrià Breu, who studies neolithic pottery at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, can’t dig for artefacts in his kitchen, and Claudia Sala’s experiments in molecular microbiology at the Toscana Life Sciences Foundation in Siena, Italy, oblige her to commute to… Continue reading How to Make Hybrid Work a Success, according to Science

How Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ Mission Hit Its Mark

When Japan’s solar-powered SLIM spacecraft made a lopsided-but-successful touchdown on the moon in mid-January, most news coverage focused on the feat as a historic first for the nation—only the fifth after the U.S., the former Soviet Union, China and India to ever achieve a soft lunar landing. But the most historic aspect of SLIM—which stands… Continue reading How Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ Mission Hit Its Mark

Most Life on Earth is Dormant, After Pulling an ‘Emergency Brake’

Researchers recently reported the discovery of a natural protein, named Balon, that can bring a cell’s production of new proteins to a screeching halt. Balon was found in bacteria that hibernate in Arctic permafrost, but it also seems to be made by many other organisms and may be an overlooked mechanism for dormancy throughout the… Continue reading Most Life on Earth is Dormant, After Pulling an ‘Emergency Brake’

Parents on a Mission: How One Activist Group Aims to Reclaim American Schools

Parents Defending Education (PDE) is an advocacy organization founded in response to concerns about the increasing influence of activist agendas in K-12 schools, particularly highlighted during the pandemic. Recently, PDE joined a Title IX lawsuit challenging the Biden Administration’s new rules on including transgender athletes in women’s sports. RealClearEducation had a conversation with Nicole Neily,… Continue reading Parents on a Mission: How One Activist Group Aims to Reclaim American Schools

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The Soul of Frankenstein’s Monster (& More Patron Questions)

Podcast: Download MYS315: We regularly give Patrons the opportunity to ask Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli their mysterious questions and make them available exclusively to Patrons first and then later to the whole audience. This time the questions cover Frankenstein’s monster; the Piedmont UFO flap; pyramids and floods; and more. Get all new episodes automatically… Continue reading The Soul of Frankenstein’s Monster (& More Patron Questions)

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It’s Time To Investigate the Virginia Retirement System

Documents obtained by the American Accountability Foundation have revealed that Virginia retirees’ pension funds are being used to implement a far-left agenda. This is an outrageous betrayal. Pension fund managers should be focused on maximizing returns, not on pursuing ideological goals. The Virginia Retirement System (VRS), a state agency that manages the pensions of hundreds… Continue reading It’s Time To Investigate the Virginia Retirement System

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Will Better Superconductors Transform the World?

If superconductors — materials that conduct electricity without any resistance — worked at temperatures and pressures close to what we would consider normal, they would be world-changing. They could dramatically amplify power grids, levitate high-speed trains and enable more affordable medical technologies. For more than a century, physicists have tinkered with different compounds and environmental… Continue reading Will Better Superconductors Transform the World?