The Higgs boson, commonly referred to as the “God Particle”, was originally intended to be named the “goddamn particle”, but Leon Lederman’s publisher asked that it be changed. Higgs, an atheist, was unhappy with the nickname because he thought the term “might offend people who are religious”
A Princeton professor recently proved that you…
A Princeton professor recently proved that you can have identical snowflakes after growing them himself.
There’s a hotline filmmakers can call for science advice…
There’s a hotline filmmakers can call for science advice with the goal of helping filmmakers incorporate accurate science into their films.
Scientists developed a brain-computer interface…
Scientists developed a brain-computer interface that allow paralyzed patients to surf the web with just their thoughts.
The United States Government gave Indiana…
The United States Government gave Indiana University one million dollars to study memes.
St. Augustine, in the 5th century, wrote that Christians…
St. Augustine, in the 5th century, wrote that Christians should not interpret Genesis literally because if science proved it otherwise, Christian witness would be gone.
St. Augustine, in the 5th century, wrote that Christians…
St. Augustine, in the 5th century, wrote that Christians should not interpret Genesis literally because if science proved it otherwise, Christian witness would be gone.
The man who first artificially cloned a fish was later forced…
The man who first artificially cloned a fish was later forced to give up his research and become a janitor by the Chinese government during the Cultural Revolution.
Catholic schools in United States teach evolution…
Catholic schools in United States teach evolution as a part of their science curriculum.
Scientists attached stilts to the legs of ants to prove that ants…
Scientists attached stilts to the legs of ants to prove that ants return to their nests by counting their steps. The ants with stilts overshot their nest by roughly 50% due to the new length of their steps.