Musk and Bezos, with their wealth and influence, have the power to be major players in humanity’s fight against climate change. They should use their resources for good rather than to tackle the next frontier.
People from as far as California and as near as Cambridge flocked to Boston University’s Photonics Center Saturday to explore the relationship between religion and technology. BU’s Graduate Program in Religion Student Association hosted the “Conference on Religion and Technology.”
This week, NASA will launch its Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), the mission of which, aided by a group of Boston University professors and students, is to locate Earth-like exoplanets.
Imagine being part of a new colony, on a planet previously thought to be uninhabitable. This is what Marshall Brain, founder of How Stuff Works, wants the global population to think about: sending a million...
In 1969, we put a man on the moon. In 2024, will we put someone on Mars? Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, thinks we can and will. This feat is planned to be accomplished by SpaceX’s BFR, which...
The exciting experimentation that often precedes the unearthing and codification of scientific knowledge is perhaps what makes science so endearing. It is a laborious process with mixed results. Sometimes...
In the heat of the presidential election, political buzzwords like “racial discrimination,” “illegal immigrants” and “tax plans” are always on the news. Science, however, has been put on...
The stuff of classic science fiction tales -- daring space exploration of exotic planets, bizarre intergalactic alien empires, faster-than-light travel through the seemingly infinite cosmos -- it’s all...
When one encounters the word “extraterrestrial,” images of alien creatures from sci-fi films often come to mind. However, recent research suggests that alien life may exist off screen as well.
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