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To Find Earth-Threatening Comets and Asteroids, Think Small
A constellation of tiny satellites carrying detectors that use synthetic tracking could improve our searches
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Where AI in Medicine Falls Short
It can help with diagnosis but not yet with helping physicians and patients decide what to do with the information
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The Decades-Long War on Smog
What history tells us about addressing today’s pressing air pollution problems
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The Secret Sauce for Environmental Problem Solving
It’s collaboration—but that only works when it’s voluntary, not imposed
How to Keep Scientific Innovation Alive
Thinking outside the box is as important for science as it is for a business start-up
How Do Leaders Impact Our Definition of Responsibility?
What happens when our sense of responsibility breaks down?
Geopuzzle: One of These Three Postulations Is Right Out
Can you determine the least likely scenario?
Remembering the Great Tomsoni
Johnny Thompson’s magical insights informed neuroscience
Why Isn't 1 a Prime Number?
And how long has it been a number?
New Zealand Acts to Reduce Mass Shootings. Why Won't the U.S.?
“Freedom loving” National Rifle Association thwarts Americans’ desire for tougher gun controls
Are Small Stars a Bit Useless?
For photon-eating life, smaller stars are unavoidably inferior providers—according to thermodynamics
Five Reasons to Love the Pythagorean Theorem
Middle school math teacher Fawn Nguyen tells us why a classic right triangle fact is her favorite mathematical result
For Some Reason, New World Flying Squirrels Fluoresce Pink
No other placental mammals have ever shown this ability—perhaps because we haven't looked
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