EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE

How you're going to die..

How you're going to die..

Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust. From sand we came, to sand we’ll return. No matter what we do, no matter how hard we try, one day we’re living, the...
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The Theory of Information

The Theory of Information

"Mary, you really are a great person. I hope we can keep in correspondence. I said I would write.” - Your friend always, Jonathon, Nova Scotia, 1985. That was a...
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Hedonism: The Pursuit of Happiness

Hedonism: The Pursuit of Happiness

In 2012, Drake made a song titled “The Motto,” but what most people remember from it is YOLO. YOLO tells you to live in the moment, enjoy the life you...
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Reversion to the Mean

Reversion to the Mean

It’s a cold winter morning. You wake up fresh and rested. You get ready and go to the nearest cafe to start the day with a cup of coffee. You...
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The Black Swan Theory

The Black Swan Theory

You are a chicken. Yes, you. You look around and sometimes wonder why your owner takes such good care of you. At first, you’re not sure. You’re skeptical. What if...
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The Illusion of Free Will

The Illusion of Free Will

Here is an apple and here’s a banana. Pick one. Whichever one you picked, it was your decision, completely. This is what we call free will. It’s the idea that...
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13 minutes of useless information..

13 minutes of useless information..

"Computer” - it’s a simple word. But if you think of it, this word has been radically redefined since being coined in the 1600s. At first, it actually referred to...
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The Odds of Existence

The Odds of Existence

In life, anything is possible. Because we can never fully understand how the world works and the laws of physics prevent us from being able to tell the future, everything...
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The Unspoken Rules of Society

The Unspoken Rules of Society

You wake up in the morning, head outside, and you say “good morning” to your next door neighbor. You walk down the street and you see a familiar face; you...
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All The Times We Were Wrong

All The Times We Were Wrong

  If I told you right now that humans are “perfect” organisms, and that in our mothers wombs, we first are fishes, who then develop into amphibians, and then reptiles,...
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Origami: The Art of Paper Folding

Origami: The Art of Paper Folding

A blank sheet of paper. It’s the birthplace of so much art, so many ideas. Sketching, painting, writing - these are just some of the things that come to mind...
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Relativity: Warping the Fabric of Spacetime

Relativity: Warping the Fabric of Spacetime

  When someone is asked what they want to do with their life, we’re used to a familiar response: “I want to change the world, I want to make an...
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