Category Science and Technology

We plan our lives in seven-day cycles. Work, rest, repeat. But have you ever stopped to wonder why it’s seven days? Why not five, or ten? It seems so natural, but it’s not. A day is one spin of the…

We live in an age of technological wonders. We build skyscrapers that touch the clouds, talk to anyone on the planet instantly, and send robots to explore other worlds. But for all our modern skill, there’s a profound mystery buried…

Every year, like clockwork, the heavens put on a spectacular show. The Perseids in August, the Geminids in December… it’s a celestial event with the punctuality of a Swiss watch. But have you ever stopped to wonder why? Why do…

Intro It’s one of the most seductive ideas in pop neuroscience. A simple, elegant promise whispered to ambitious parents for decades: just listen to Mozart, and you can get smarter. The idea has sold millions of albums, launched an entire…

Have you ever felt like you’re living life on hard mode? Like you’re playing a video game, but the controls are just slightly out of sync, and it seems like everyone else got a manual you were never given? You…

What if I told you that some of history’s most brilliant minds were once called heretics, fools, and crackpots? Today, we’re counting down 10 scientific theories that were so out there, they were literally laughed out of the room right…

We’ve all heard the hype. We’ve seen the headlines. A new era of computing that’s going to change everything. Computers powerful enough to solve humanity’s greatest problems from curing diseases to unlocking the secrets of the cosmos. A quantum future,…

Every fallen aircraft has a story. A final, silent message whispered among twisted metal and scattered debris. But how do you hear the secrets of a plane that lies in pieces, miles deep at the bottom of the ocean, or…

We’re about to take a journey into the most complex structure in the known universe. It’s a three-pound clump of fat and protein that somehow manages to slurp up 20% of all your body’s energy, and for good reason. It…

You probably use their kind of technology every single day, but you’ve likely never heard their name. For years, a company called Astronomer was one of the most powerful, yet invisible, forces in Silicon Valley. It’s the type of silent…