TIME: The Lie We Measure, The Geometry We Forgot from High School
Humans are obsessed with time. We measure it, slice it, monetize it, panic over it—and then act shocked when it doesn’t behave.
Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
Humans are obsessed with time. We measure it, slice it, monetize it, panic over it—and then act shocked when it doesn’t behave.
Three weeks after the Morning Midas caught fire and its crew of 22 abandoned ship, it has finally been reported to have sunk in the 16,400 foot deep waters of the northern Pacific Ocean, about 415 miles south of Alaska.
What Do These Impossibly Large Numbers Mean? How big are they?
Hidden away in the remote wilderness of Gakona, Alaska, sits one of the most controversial research facilities in the world: the High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, better known as HAARP.
Imagine you’re at a family barbecue, flipping burgers, when your conspiracy-loving uncle asks, “So, do you think quantum mechanics proves time travel is real?” This is your moment. You sip your drink, smirk knowingly, and say, “Well, that depends on whether you believe the universe plays dice or bends like a yoga instructor.”
The question of whether individuals should always be informed of the truth, particularly in medical, psychological, and experimental settings, is a complex ethical dilemma.
While subzero temperatures can be a struggle for humans, bundling up in layers and staying indoors is a luxury wildlife does not share.
The roots of ham radio date back to the early 1900s, when hobbyists first started experimenting with wireless communication. By 1912, the United States had set licensing requirements for amateur operators, and the community of hams grew quickly.
For over a century, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, built on uniformitarianism, has shaped modern science and education.
Throughout history, humans have used their own bodies and the cosmos as templates to measure and understand the world.
Once upon a time, there was the Jerry can—a marvel of German engineering that made carrying and pouring fuel as easy as pie.
Some scholars suggest that the biblical flood may have been more than a judgment on human sin; it could also have been a response to genetic corruption.
The fascination with the idea of extraterrestrial life and the possibility of visitors from distant planets has captivated imaginations for generations.
It turns out, sometimes the brightest minds can come up with the dimmest ideas.
Instead of worrying about climate change, we should all pray we don’t get hammered with an Asteroid this coming Halloween or early November.
Hiram Maxim, an American-born inventor, left an indelible mark on history with his groundbreaking invention of the machine gun.
We had 112,000 overdose deaths last year — most of them due to fentanyl — and no one in government has shown much interest in stopping it.
Like with any arithmetic computation, garbage in equals garbage out. Real scientists can have biases, but they shouldn’t let them interfere with their studies and experiments.
In the age of personalized realities, science has become defined by consensus rather than objective evidence – opinion over reality.
Francis Bacon, known as the father of the scientific method, would be appalled at the absurd notion that you can change the sex of a human being.