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Rhett AllainI love this question from Youtuber Marques Brownlee, who goes by MKBHD. He asks:

Katrina MillerOur universe started with a bang that blasted everything into existence. But what happened next is a mystery. Scientists think that befor

Erica KlarreichAs Bill Gates tells the story, Warren Buffett once challenged him to a game of dice. Each would select one of four dice belonging to Buf

OK, so you might need a couple other supplies, but your best option is to do what MacGyver would do: Turn it into a scale.

Like a giant bucket with a hole, the Funil Hydropower Plant sprays out an enormous jet of water. We can use its speed to calculate the depth of the reservoir.

To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. The sweet clang of scattering pins echoed through Western Bowl, a cavernous 68-lane bowling alley on the edge of Cincinnati. It was day one of the 1993 Super Hoinke, a Thanksgiving weekend tournament that drew hundreds of the nation’s top amateurs—teachers, accountants, and truck drivers who excelled at the art of scoring strikes. They came to the Super Hoinke (“HOING-key”) to vie for a $100,000 grand prize a...

To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Its another year and another Star Wars Day—May the 4th be with you. Following my tradition, Im going to takesomeelementfrom The Empire Strikes Back. The great thing about using this movie is that its so old—more than 40 years—that I dont have to worry about spoilers. I mean, if you havent seen it by now, are you really going to watch it? So, here is the scene: Leia, Lando, and Chewbacca use the Millennium Falcon to escap...

To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. During every waking moment, we humans and other animals have to balance on the edge of our awareness of past and present. We must absorb new sensory information about the world around us while holding on to short-term memories of earlier observations or events. Our ability to make sense of our surroundings, to learn, to act, and to think all depend on constant, nimble interactions between perception and memory. Quanta Magazine,...

Im all about Falcon and the Winter Soldier—the latest Marvel show on Disney+. Dont worry, Im not going to spoil anything serious. I just want to talk about the wingsuits in episode 1. Sam Wilson (Falcon) is dealing with a hostage situation aboard a military aircraft. The bad guys grab their hostage and jump out of the plane wearing wingsuits. If you havent seen these, they are basically skydiving outfits with extra material between the arms and legs to make it like wings—thus the name. Th...

To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Save for the Macarena, the most aggravating dance a human can perform is that thing where you’re walking down the street and have to out-maneuver a pedestrian who’s texting. At first, it seems like they’re going to crash into you. Then they finally look up from their phone, at which point you have to figure out who’s going to swerve left or right. You both swerve left and realize that won’t work, so you both swerve rig...