I’m honoured to have an asteroid named after me! Thanks to the efforts of Peter Jedicke and others at the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, a small asteroid orbiting the …
A century ago, a U of T astronomer led a small group of Canadians on a daring expedition to Australia to test Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity. Read my feature …
Scientists and philosophers recently gathered to debate a provocative idea called “panpsychism.” Read my report for Scientific American. In a small lecture hall with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Hudson River, …
The German scientists and engineers brought to the U.S. via Operation Paperclip, including Wernher von Braun, lived the American dream. Most were never held accountable for their actions during World …
A comprehensive retrospective of works by my grandfather — Moshe Vorobeichic (who worked under the name of Moi Ver and later Moshe Raviv) is now open at the Centre Pompidou …
With one year to go, I wrote a feature for Smithsonian with all the information you need to get ready for the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse. (See also …
