For thousands of years, all over the world, we’ve told tales of monsters and the undead. Why? Aaron Mahnke, creator of the ‘Lore’ podcast, on the hunger for mystery.
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The idea that Aaron Swartz fought for is that the public should have access to federal court documents as well as access to scholarly research that was being put behind paywalls.
One day, I found a press release from an academic journal, calling attention to one of its articles. That is unusual enough, since the kinds of articles that Aaron Swartz–a […]
Last Friday Aaron Swartz committed suicide, shortly before his Federal trial was due to begin. According to the US Attorney’s press release, “if convicted on these charges, SWARTZ faces up to 35 years in […]
RIP Aaron Swartz, you will not be forgotten.
In last week’s cover story at New York magazine on the forthcoming Facebook biopic “The Social Network,” the film’s screenwriter Aaron Sorkin offers his pessimism about the nature and impact […]
The now-millionaire remembers a time when he overdrafted his account.
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A conversation with the founder and CEO of Mint.com and vice president of Intuit’s personal finance division.
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“Right now, America has neither the opportunity nor frankly the balls to do truly big things on Arab-Israeli peacemaking,” writes Aaron David Miller.
The tale of a young man driven to his death for fighting for what is right, and the young woman picking up where he left off.
Best-selling author Steven Kotler discusses hypofrontality — literally the slowing of the brain’s prefrontal cortex — and how it allows one to enter an optimal state of consciousness, known as flow. As Kotler explains, flow refers to those moments of total absorption when we get so focused on the task at hand that everything else disappears
Two years before opening his Barnes Foundation in 1925, Dr. Albert C. Barnes vowed that in his new institution, “negro art will have a place among the great art manifestations […]
The Associated Press reports that outgoing MA Gov. Mitt Romney has appointed Aaron D’Elia, a state budget director with no formal scientific background, to be executive director of the Massachusetts […]
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The promising new treatment builds on research that went into developing COVID vaccines.
All religions have three traits: metaphysical commitments, ethical guidance, and daily rituals or practices. So does Stoicism.
Our desire for recognition at work can lead to perilous ends.
Scientists are working to map out the risks of the permafrost thaw, which could expose millions of people to the invisible cancer-causing gas.
A unique combination of DNA and silica is the strongest known material for its density (but you’ll need a lot of it before you can build a suit from it).
If you find yourself on one of these roads, it might be a while before you see another fellow traveler.
The key to its success lies not in its understanding of technology, but in its understanding of human nature.
If you think you know what sex, gender, and “the right thing to do” for trans youth and adults are, be sure it agrees with actual science.
If you think everyone around you is terrible, the joke may be on you.
A new AI lie detector can dive into their hidden thoughts and reveal “what language models truly believe about the world.”
How to make money in business, with $100-million Salesforce pioneer Aaron Ross.
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Every proton contains three quarks: two up and one down. But charm quarks, heavier than the proton itself, have been found inside. How?
The science fiction dream of a traversable wormhole is no closer to reality, despite a quantum computer’s suggestive simulation.