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A civilization in the habitable zone of a dwarf star like Proxima Centauri might find it hard to get into interstellar space with conventional rockets
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STEM Is Far More Than the Lone Genius
What if kids pictured STEM careers like getting to spend every day talking to people who are just as excited about space, dinosaurs or butterflies as they are?
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Is Science Hitting a Wall?, Part 1
Economists show increased research efforts are yielding decreasing returns
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The University of Washington mathematician talks trees, lattices and a plucky constant that seems to show up everywhere
Prions Are Forever
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Math, Music and Imagination
Math can be experienced as play much as music is—just what’s needed to enlarge the tribe of creative problem solvers in mathematics and other human disciplines
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Scientists and many others are frustrated by public decisions based on ideology or wishful thinking
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