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contributing editor for Scientific American and Nautilus, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to String Theory and Spooky Action at a Distance

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Joined January 2008
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    Aug 8

    Four Earth-sized planets detected orbiting the nearest sun-like star. via

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    Aug 8

    2017 Dirac Medal goes to Bennett, Deutsch, and Shor. So well deserved! Congratuations, Charlie, David, and Peter!

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    Aug 8

    "The study examines every corner of the United States and finds that all of it was touched by climate change."

    The NYT reviewed an alarming draft report on climate change by federal scientists, who fear Trump will suppress it
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    Aug 7

    Nice to see a 12-page section in the on Sunday w contributions from & many others!

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  5. Aug 7

    "The number of times the Lexington Avenue line has reached its hourly weekday rush-hour scheduled train count is 0."

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  6. Aug 6

    "A measure of industrial progress is the speed with which inventions grow insufferable." --

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  7. Aug 6

    Can anyone recommend a way to create decent-looking maps with custom labels? Mapbox is the best I can find, but I can’t fathom its interface

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    Aug 5

    Physics suffers from a macho, suck-it-up culture. Nearly 1/2 PhD students exhibit symptoms aligning with depression.

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    Aug 5

    Loving special print section on the Great American Eclipse of 2017.

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  10. Aug 4

    Muskrats, bald eagles, beavers... in New York City?! Life is returning to a former landfill on Staten Island.

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  11. Aug 3

    Listen as the Jolly Roger bot foils a junk caller who wanted my cc info. Recommended by NYT:

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  12. Aug 3

    Myths about the risk of advanced AI. This post by the Future of Life Institute manages to be both funny and sober.

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    Aug 2

    First story stemming from my FDA lawsuit here: . And the documents are here:

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    Aug 2

    Pretty much agree (though my school taught basic econ - was that unusual?).

    Stuff I can't believe isn't taught in HS: 1. Basic stats 2. Basic econ 3. Personal finance (eg, credit scores) 4. First aid /emergency prep
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    Aug 2

    Moon—constant companion, silvery sister—what made you? Beautiful piece by on the search for lunar origins:

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    Aug 1

    When a balloon pops, how much of the sound comes from the balloon & how much is reflected from the surroundings?

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    Aug 1

    "The mystery of consciousness is not what consciousness is, but why it is"

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  18. Aug 1

    New evidence that Permian-Triassic mass extinction was caused by massive greenhouse emissions, triggered by magma.

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    Jul 31

    I'm excited that my new book about how to flourish rather than flounder with AI is about to launch: …/…/1101946598

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    Jul 30

    Folks, this is a big deal. Our foreign adversaries could have the capabilities to hack into our voting systems, undermining our democracy.

    Hackers at a conference were able to successfully breach US voting machine software in minutes
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