Fifty years ago, one-fifth of the world's population sat glued to their televisions as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. But we'd never have seen those images …
Nearly 500 years ago, Nicolas Copernicus re-imagined the universe. His new way of thinking lifted the earth up into the heavens — and changed the way we think about our …
I normally write about science; this one is more personal: My grandfather, Moshe Vorobeichic, was an artist and photographer originally from Vilnius, Lithuania. In 1929, he photographed the city's old …
Science has been incredibly successful – but are there certain problems it's not equipped to tackle? A recent conference asked in science is doomed to be stymied by questions of …
"If you are not completely confused by quantum mechanics, you do not understand it,” John Wheeler once said. I review five new books that explore the enduring enigma of quantum mechanics, …
The earth is round, but "alternative" theories have always been with us. What can we learn from Victorian flat-earthers? And why is distrust of science and scientists — and authority …
The latest artificial intelligence algorithms are probing the evolution of galaxies, calculating quantum wave functions, discovering new chemical compounds and more. Is there anything that scientists do that can’t be …
Today I began a two-month position as Science Communicator in Residence in the Faculty of Science at York University. I'm looking forward to meeting York's scientists and learning about the …
