Are We Running Out Of Scientific Geniuses?In the latest issue of Nature, Dean Keith Simonton argues that modern science is just building on what's already known, rather than upending what we think we know.By Rebecca BoylePosted 02.01.2013 at 9:59 am40 Comments Is the world clear out of geniuses? Will we ever have another Copernicus, another Darwin, another Einstein to... Continue Reading →

Supercomputer Will Simulate the Human BrainEven in the 21st century, there are still a lot of unsolved mysteries when it comes to the human brain. It is a complicated machine that neuroscientists continually try to understand.A new scientific endeavor hopes to unravel some of these mysteries by creating a highly detailed simulation of the human... Continue Reading →

Meet NYC’s first-ever “microapartments”Last summer, Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled a plan to build the city’s first “microapartment” building: 55 rental units, all ranging between 250- to 370-square-feet, a size that was, until recently, illegal under current building code. Bloomberg held an open call for proposals for the fun-sized dwellings, and announced the winning design Tuesday morning.A project... Continue Reading →

Company Plans to Use 'Firefly' Spaceships to Mine Asteroids for MineralsRobot spacecrafts could harvest and return valuable minerals to earth.A company called Deep Space Industries announced Tuesday that within two years it may start sending spacecraft into the solar system with the goal of harvesting natural resources from asteroids.[ALSO: European Space Agency Discovers 'Striking' Ancient River... Continue Reading →

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