Physicists have long struggled with their goal of making gravity a quantum force. A radical post-quantum approach might solve that problem – and clear up other cosmic mysteries, too

Deciphering Glyph, the blog of Glyph Lefkowitz.

I admit it. I took the bait. Charity Majors made an appearance on Gergely Orosz’s show called “Stop being skeptical about AI for development”. I listened to the podcast—I don’t listen to many tech podcasts—and I don’t think she ever said to stop being skeptical. Not directly anyways. Great title, though. Good for engagement. “Stop being skeptical” is a phrase guaranteed to rustle any skeptic’s jimmies. A whole lotta provocation, not a lotta substance. 10/10. No notes.

Cosmic radiation comes from space. Only a small amount reaches the Earth's surface, but exposure is greater for people flying at high altitudes.

Andy Weir is the New York Times bestselling author of The Martian, Artemis, Project Hail Mary, and Cheshire Crossing.

Social media has been a boon to autocratic regimes and their allied movements in democracies.

One in 60 adults Fiji lives with HIV but a recent emergency declaration may help address key issues such as syringe sharing

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown shares what it was like to run a country, the effect it had on his personal life and what life is like after being in

Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The descent of stable societies into ones of endemic violence rarely produces anything but new forms of tyranny and terror.

Everyone loves to remember how blogs were so much better than social media, but the truth is a bit more complicated.

Researcher says sightings of the endangered moth have increased over the last two years but ‘this year has blown them out of the water’