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  • Baryogenesis Is Very Generous

    We think that the universe started with a big fireball, aka the Big Bang. After that, there was a period of rapid expansion, or inflation, as the universe cooled. At the end of this inflation, it’s likely that there was just as much matter as...

  • Braid Theory

    Topology is the branch of mathematics concerned with the spatial properties of objects that cannot be changed by twisting, deforming, or stretching.

  • Nanotextiles

    Juan Hinestroza is an assistant professor of fiber science and directs the Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory at the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University.

  • Dragging Frame

    Dr. Neil Ashby is a professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His research emphasizes the practical applications of theoretical general relativity.

  • Detecting the Shadow Biosphere

    Carol Cleland is a philosophy professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has written extensively on the nature of life in general and has authored numerous articles about the shadow biosphere for the International Journal of Astrobiology...

  • Spontaneous Human Combustion

    Larry Arnold is the author of "Ablaze! The Mysterious Fires of Spontaneous Human Combustion<" and the world's foremost expert on exploding people.