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Happy 100th Birthday to Relativity–More or Less, Depending on Where You're Reading This

Celebrating Einstein’s theory of General Relativity with a well-known time traveler.

  • By David Crotty
  • Dec 4, 2015
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Space Travel in Layman's Terms

Can you explain a complex scientific process using only the most common 1,000 words in our language?

  • By David Crotty
  • Nov 20, 2015
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Book Review: "What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions" by Randall Munroe

A new book by the creator of xkcd takes crazy questions about science and tackles them with verve, humor, great illustrations, and great examples of how to break down even the strangest problems.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Oct 2, 2014
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