Jun 25 2014
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Sometimes, even the great, pivotal figures in science don't get their due. In today's very special "Ask a…
Dr. Dave Goldberg
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Jun 23 2014
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It may seem as though every new day brings an announcement of a scientific breakthrough of the highest order. Should…
Oct 29 2013
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Robert Frost famously noted that,"Some say the world will end in fire / Some say in ice." Lucky us! We're pretty…
Sep 17 2013
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I've spent the last three years writing the "Ask a Physicist" column in which you folks have sent me some great…
Aug 9 2013
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Despite our successes at describing the inner workings of the universe (Higgs, anyone?), there are still some gaping…
Jul 12 2013
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Black holes have a justifiably terrifying reputation. If you drop your keys in there, forget them, because they…
Jul 11 2013
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The day is finally here! My new book, The Universe in the Rearview Mirror, is being released today! Many of the…
Jul 4 2013
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The Standard Model of particle physics is a triumph of science. It's a collection of 17 particles, and four forces.…
Jun 27 2013
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In Einstein's universe, spacetime is supposed to be some crazy rubber sheet full of folds and bends. But the idea…
Jun 20 2013
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Do you find our galaxy too confining? Do you long for the vast expanses of extragalactic space? Now, you can make…
Jun 13 2013
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Except for the occasional earthquake or volcano eruption, the Earth seems like a fairly stable place. But if you…
Jun 6 2013
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Good news, everyone! On July 11, Dutton will be releasing my new book, The Universe in the Rearview Mirror: How…
May 29 2013
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One day, our own galaxy will collide with Andromeda — and when that happens, poor defenseless Earth will be smashed…
May 8 2013
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Antimatter is mysterious, dangerous, and rare. In fiction, it's at the core of Isaac Asimov's positronic brains, the…
Apr 23 2013
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There's overwhelming evidence that the universe is accelerating. This means that the future is going to be a…
Mar 22 2013
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This week, the Planck Satellite team announced major findings from over a year of observations of the Cosmic…
Sep 28 2012
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The headline discovery out of the LHC was, of course, the Higgs Boson. But the LHC is no one-trick pony. The search…
Jul 3 2012
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Mar 2 2012
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What is Absolute Zero, and does it really exist anywhere in the universe? Could we ever reach Absolute Zero in real…
Feb 2 2012
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We spend a lot of time thinking about futurism, but the past is pretty interesting, too. In this week's "Ask a…