It’s a big universe we live in, so it comes as no surprise that big numbers are needed to describe […]
214 | Antonio Padilla on Large Numbers and the Scope of the Universe Read More
Welcome to the October 2022 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who
With communication satellites, weather satellites, GPS, and much more, what happens in space is already important to our lives here
213 | Timiebi Aganaba on Law and Governance in Space Read More
The detection of gravitational waves from inspiraling black holes by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations was rightly celebrated as a
212 | Chiara Mingarelli on Searching for Black Holes with Pulsars Read More
My little pandemic-lockdown contribution to the world was a series of videos called The Biggest Ideas in the Universe. The
211 | Solo: Secrets of Einstein’s Equation Read More
What’s the fastest way to get a human being around a racetrack, if we ignore all the rules of racing?
210 | Randall Munroe on Imagining What If…? Read More
People throughout history have imagined ideal societies of various sorts. As the twentieth century dawned, advances in manufacturing and communication
209 | Brad DeLong on Why the 20th Century Fell Short of Utopia Read More
Welcome to the September 2022 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who
AMA | September 2022 Read More
There is no human endeavor that does not have a theory of it — a set of ideas about what
208 | Rick Beato on the Theory of Popular Music Read More
It’s always a little humbling to think about what affects your words and actions might have on other people, not
207 | William MacAskill on Maximizing Good in the Present and Future Read More