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The Great Curve
Just because you read H.P. Lovecraft doesn't mean you know shit about non-Euclidean geometry.
False Vacuum Decay
A false vacuum is a region of space that appears to be totally stable, but in actuality could (theoretically) collapse at any moment and turn the vacuum inhabitants (us) into clouds of nonstandard particles in the time it takes for you to finish this...
Algorithmic Randomness
Algorithmic randomness is generally accepted as the best, or at least the default, notion of randomness.
Pili Power
Geobacter sulfurrenducens are bacteria that live in colonies found under the ground, where there’s no oxygen. Instead of respiring by breathing, they have to get rid of electrons, so they pass them along to iron or magnesium atoms in the...
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. His field of research falls at the cross section of fiber and polymer science and...
Draggin' Frame
Dr. Neil Ashby is a professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His research emphasizes the practical applications of theoretical general relativity
The Learnin’ Corner
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...