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Nanotechnology — the way of the future?
Nanotechnology — the way of the future?
Although very tiny and inconspicuous, nanomaterials may play a great part in future technological development — they have a great role…
Maksymilian Waśko
Sep 3
Inside Our Complicated Relationship with Penguins
Inside Our Complicated Relationship with Penguins
And when capitalism results in melted penguins.
Chinstrap Penguin
Aug 22
Submission Guidelines for the Quantastic Journal
Submission Guidelines for the Quantastic Journal
Join the Quantastic Writers’ Circle and Submit Your Story!
Sam Vaseghi
Jun 26
A Thumb Phalanx of a Neanderthal Affected by Osteoarthritis
A Thumb Phalanx of a Neanderthal Affected by Osteoarthritis
An exceptional discovery that highlights the ancient occurrence of osteoarthritis, which does not appear to be caused by genetic factors…
Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)
Sep 7
My First Taste of Lab Work: DNA Gel Electrophoresis
My First Taste of Lab Work: DNA Gel Electrophoresis
This key technique is a significant biotech tool…so I don’t think I did it justice by exploding a gel in the microwave.
Alyson Lang
Sep 7
Can Parkinson’s Disease Be Cured?
Can Parkinson’s Disease Be Cured?
An Analysis of Deep Brain Stimulation…
Uchisda Ratheesh
Sep 6
The One-Minute Geographer: The Andes
The One-Minute Geographer: The Andes
Continuing our series on Latin America, we’ll start this overview of Latin America’s mountains by asking how they compare to other…
Jim Fonseca
Sep 4
Shortest Paths in Spacetime? It’s Not as Easy As You Think!
Shortest Paths in Spacetime? It’s Not as Easy As You Think!
It’s not as easy as you think to define a shortest path, but the hidden difficulties lead to most beautiful geometrical insights. Our…
Selena Routley
Sep 4
Evolution’s Quirkiest Birds
Evolution’s Quirkiest Birds
But Why Do They Look So Cool?
Arina Ytterstad
Sep 3
New Species of Plant Bacteria Reshapes Our Views on DNA Organization
New Species of Plant Bacteria Reshapes Our Views on DNA Organization
The unorthodox way one bacterium organizes its genome blurs the line between “essential” chromosomes and “accessory” plasmids.
Kevin Blake, PhD
Sep 3
Uncovering Biases in Data with the Kullback-Leibler Divergence
Uncovering Biases in Data with the Kullback-Leibler Divergence
The Kullback-Leibler divergence has many well-known applications. Removing unwanted biases in data is another potential use.
Francesco De Bernardis
Sep 2
ChatGPT vs. Gemini
ChatGPT vs. Gemini
Still struggling in 2024
Touseef Ahmad
Sep 1
Forever Chemicals Permanently Damage Your Health
Forever Chemicals Permanently Damage Your Health
Early exposure to forever chemicals hinders gut microbiome development.
The Happy Neuron
Aug 31
The Origins and History of Consciousness: A Scientific Perspective Part 3
The Origins and History of Consciousness: A Scientific Perspective Part 3
How Carl Jung Gave us a Theory of Everything that could unite Humanity
Mark Campbell
Aug 31
Chasing Ancient Footprints with Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki
Chasing Ancient Footprints with Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki
Rewriting Earth’s Story, One Step at a Time
Adina Socaci
Aug 30
Bipolar Disorder: ‘The CEO Disease,’ Struggle, and Hope
Bipolar Disorder: ‘The CEO Disease,’ Struggle, and Hope
Living with it firsthand, I can tell you why that is true.
Adam Helbling
Aug 30
CRISPR Myth #1: Creating the “Designer Babies”
CRISPR Myth #1: Creating the “Designer Babies”
There are a lot of myths surrounding gene editing, and some of them are straight out of a science fiction book.
Arina Ytterstad
Aug 28
Biology to the Rescue
Biology to the Rescue
I feel much about synthetic biology as I do AI: I don’t really understand it from a technical point of view, but I sure am excited about…
Kim Bellard
Aug 26
The Illusion of Educated Foresight
The Illusion of Educated Foresight
When Past Trends Betray the Future
Chaipat Tirapongprasert
Aug 26
Streamers in the Sky: Retrograde Motion of Planets
Streamers in the Sky: Retrograde Motion of Planets
There’s more beauty in them than you think
Peter Ripota
Aug 25
Good Things Make Me Cry — Like Charley the Elephant Being Finally Free
Good Things Make Me Cry — Like Charley the Elephant Being Finally Free
Animals shouldn’t be kept captive in zoos for human entertainment
Caroline de Braganza
Aug 24
AI on Commodore 64 was possible
AI on Commodore 64 was possible
This simple sieve algorithm has a potential to revolutionise Machine Learning but it could also run on retro, 8-bit computers.
Marcin Rybicki
Aug 22
neuroscience is changing my life
neuroscience is changing my life
My mindset has changed and everything else has followed
arete
Aug 21
The One-Minute Geographer: Territorial Giants and Microstates in Latin America
The One-Minute Geographer: Territorial Giants and Microstates in Latin America
The Size of Latin American Nations
Jim Fonseca
Aug 20
Is social science a real science?
Is social science a real science?
More than sixty years ago, the British scientist and novelist C. P. Snow delivered the Rede Lecture (University of Cambridge) on “The Two…
Jim Farmelant
Aug 18
Artificial Intelligence Exists But Artificial Wisdom Does Not
Artificial Intelligence Exists But Artificial Wisdom Does Not
If we were to offer you artificial wisdom, would you want it? My guess would be probably not. Why is that?
Chris Toh
Aug 17
Crocodiles Can Perceive the Cries of Human and Primate Infants
Crocodiles Can Perceive the Cries of Human and Primate Infants
The distress vocalizations of infants are an excellent strategy for alerting conspecifics even at long distances, but these “frequencies”…
Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)
Aug 15
Thinking Straight. II: Automatic Processes
Thinking Straight. II: Automatic Processes
“Study the assumptions behind your actions. Then study the assumptions behind your assumptions.” Idries Shah, Learning How to Learn
Burton Voorhees
Aug 15
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