Nuclear Scientists Continue to Search for Undiscovered Isotopes
Nuclear researchers suspect that there are nearly 4,000 undiscovered nuclei that may help lead us to new machines and practices that benefit human life.
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Jacob Barnett’s Curious and Computational Mind
Meet the 18-year-old whose work is already stretching our understanding of the universe.
Earthquakes Are More Likely When the Moon Is Full
Large earthquakes appear to more likely when the tides are at their peak. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Jewel…
What Makes You So Smart, Computational Neuroscientist?
Terrence Sejnowski talks to Pacific Standard about searching for Sputnik, receiving pleasure reading material from a Nobel Prize winner, and being a science nerd.
What Makes You So Smart, Stephen Wolfram?
Noah Davis talks to the founder of Wolfram Alpha about computing the world's knowledge, how his kids got him to start traveling, and why he's not scared of AI.
It’s Time to Get Rid of History, Biology, and Chemistry Classes
We should re-think the subject boundaries in high school education so that they align with important ideas and concepts that will give our children useful analytical lenses for viewing the world.
Can Physics Solve Custody Battles?
Parents with multiple ex-partners and children can plan their weekend custody schedules with a not-so-simple mathematical model.
Time Travelers From the Future Are Not on Twitter
An attempt to locate chrononauts on the Internet has failed.