In 2012, physicists showed that this paradox is tightly linked to the nature of the event horizon. They’d known since the 1970s that black holes emit radiation, and that this radiation probably somehow carries the scrambled information about the stuff that fell into the hole. Now they imagined what would happen if an astronaut who… Continue reading Astrophysicists Find No ‘Hair’ on Black Holes
Farmers Watching the MAHA Commission Closely
In an industry that operates at the mercy of Mother Nature and the markets, the last thing farming families like mine – and the thousands more represented by the Modern Ag Alliance – need is more uncertainty, but the conversation in Washington over crop protection tools has American agriculture on edge. As the MAHA Commission… Continue reading Farmers Watching the MAHA Commission Closely
Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Probably Can’t Work, According to Science
During a briefing from the Oval Office this week, President Donald Trump revealed his administration’s plan for “Golden Dome”—an ambitious high-tech system meant to shield the U.S. from ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missile attacks launched by foreign adversaries. Flanked by senior officials, including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the project’s newly selected leader, Gen.… Continue reading Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Probably Can’t Work, According to Science
Competition Between GPs and Pharmacies Is Hampering Service Integration
Community pharmacies are mentioned as part of the government’s recently released 10-Year Health Plan, which aims to build an NHS in England that is “fit for the future.” The plan describes shifting from treating to preventing illnesses and from acute to community-based care—two areas that community pharmacies are well poised to support. In fact, most… Continue reading Competition Between GPs and Pharmacies Is Hampering Service Integration
Could Catholics Colonize Mars? (And More Weird Questions)
Podcast: Download MYS380: It’s a fifth Friday, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like what we will be doing after the Resurrection; the morality of Catholics colonizing Mars; why Lucifer rebelled; and more. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email… Continue reading Could Catholics Colonize Mars? (And More Weird Questions)
The Sudden Surges That Forge Evolutionary Trees
Over the last half-billion years, squid, octopuses and their kin have evolved much like a fireworks display, with long, anticipatory pauses interspersed with intense, explosive changes. The many-armed diversity of cephalopods is the result of the evolutionary rubber hitting the road right after lineages split into new species, and precious little of their evolution has… Continue reading The Sudden Surges That Forge Evolutionary Trees
How AI Is Changing Our Approach to Disasters
Disaster losses are rising, and the stakes are high for reducing risk. Artificial intelligence (AI) promises new ways to spot danger sooner, coordinate relief more quickly, and save lives and property. But AI doesn’t just drop neatly into a command center. To matter in practice, it must be shaped to the messy realities of emergency… Continue reading How AI Is Changing Our Approach to Disasters
The Pursuit of Life Where It Seems Unimaginable
It’s surprising because they would be the only organisms on Earth to do this. There are many metabolic processes that go in the forward direction and the reverse direction. That is something that life uses quite a bit just to be more efficient with our enzymes. But the idea that your respiration — what you… Continue reading The Pursuit of Life Where It Seems Unimaginable
Civics Revolution: Conservatives Are Reviving Traditional Education With a Modern Twist
The classroom subject of “civics” evokes antiquated images of Cold War-era conformity, but Andrew Hart describes a recent teacher workshop on civics with a schoolboy’s exuberance: “It was really refreshing. I was, like, wow.” The weeklong seminar at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia delved into the writings of Aristotle and Cicero, the… Continue reading Civics Revolution: Conservatives Are Reviving Traditional Education With a Modern Twist
Do Beautiful Birds Have an Evolutionary Advantage?
Birds are not merely descendants of dinosaurs — they are dinosaurs. For Yale evolutionary biologist and ornithologist Richard Prum, birds have been a lifelong passion and a window into some of evolution’s most intriguing mysteries. In a wide-ranging conversation with co-host Janna Levin, Prum traces the deep evolutionary origins of feathers, which he argues first… Continue reading Do Beautiful Birds Have an Evolutionary Advantage?