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Avi Loeb And Aliens: The Right And Wrong of Science Funding. (Also Bing Image Search Brings up Porno When you Search for him)

Avi Loeb he prolific Harvard astrophysicist, dances on the edge of cosmic controversy. His research spans black holes, gamma-ray bursts, and the early universe, but it’s his extraterrestrial musings…

Merge: Did Human Language Evolve Due To A Mutation?

Merge is a controversial belief by some that human language faculty arose in humans through a single gene mutation, rather the evolving gradually.

Systematic Uncertainties: The Heart Of The Matter In Physics Measurement

Experimental physics is about investigating the world in a quantitative manner, by exploiting our technology to carefully map the wealth of phenomena that make planets turn around stars, atoms stick…

Your Dog Does Understand You - They Use Your Emotions To Predict Your Actions Much Like People Do

Man's best friend learns to understand human emotions, and that can help them predict our behavior and informs their decision making.