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Can we genetically improve humans using George Church’s famous list?

我们能否利用乔治·丘奇著名的清单对人类进行基因改良？

Mike Morgan obituary

迈克·摩根讣告

The universe may be hiding a fundamentally unknowable quantum secret

宇宙或许隐藏着一个根本无法知晓的量子秘密

A Plan to Restore Trust in Science From a ‘Fringe Epidemiologist’

一位“边缘流行病学家”提出的恢复对科学信任的计划

The Doomsday Clock Is Now 85 Seconds to Midnight. Here’s What That Means

世界末日钟现指向午夜前85秒。 这意味着什么

Engaging look at friction shows how it keeps our world rubbing along

引人入胜的摩擦观察：解密摩擦如何让我们的世界顺畅运转

The Schrödinger equation just turned 100, and quantum physicists are still grappling with its mysteries

薛定谔方程刚满一百岁，量子物理学家仍在探索其奥秘

Ancient humans were seafaring far earlier than we realised

古代人类远比我们想象的更早进行海上航行

Can smart pills make us healthier?

智能药丸能让我们更健康吗？

COVID-19 has tested us. Will we be ready for the next pandemic?

COVID-19考验了我们，我们会为下一场大流行做好准备吗？

We have a new way to explain why we agree on the nature of reality

我们有一种新方法来解释为何我们对现实的本质达成共识

The science of why video evidence can mess with our brain

视频证据为何会干扰我们大脑的科学解析

The daring idea that time is an illusion and how we could prove it

时间是幻觉的大胆假说及我们如何证明它

How to Have a ‘Don’t-Know Mind’

如何拥有“无所知之心”

Barbara Hurman obituary

芭芭拉·赫尔曼讣告

The power of sound in a virtual world

虚拟世界中声音的力量

No One Is Quite Sure Why Ice Is Slippery

没人完全确定冰为什么滑

Why did magic mushrooms evolve? We may finally have the answer

魔法蘑菇为何进化？我们或许终于找到答案

Science Is Drowning in AI Slop

科学界正淹没在人工智能的废料中

Why Experts Can’t Agree on Whether AI Has a Mind

为什么专家们无法就人工智能是否拥有意识达成一致

How – and why – we chose the best 21 ideas of the 21st century

我们如何——以及为何——选择了21世纪最好的21个创意

Octopuses prompt rethink of why animals evolve big brains

章鱼促使重新思考动物为何进化出大脑

The AI Boom Will Increase US Carbon Emissions—but It Doesn’t Have To

人工智能热潮将增加美国碳排放——但未必非如此

So a cow can use a stick to scratch its backside. When will we learn that humans are really not that special?

一头牛能用棍子挠痒痒，我们什么时候才能明白人类其实并不那么特别？

Ancient ice’s secrets can give us a look into the future

古冰的秘密能让我们窥见未来

Why did Jeffrey Epstein cultivate famous scientists?

杰弗里·爱泼斯坦为何结交著名科学家？

Infinite Pancakes, Anyone?

无限薄煎饼，来一份吗？

Is your body really full of microplastics? – podcast

你的身体真的充满了微塑料吗？– 播客

Did you solve it? Are you cut out for these puzzling slices?

你解决了吗？你适合这些令人费解的拼图吗？

Embracing quantum spookiness: Best ideas of the century

拥抱量子诡异现象：本世纪最佳创意