Why don’t parents like their kids to play with toy guns?
Even fake guns can be dangerous if they are mistaken for real ones by the police or other armed adults.
Laura Prater, Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington •
conversation
March 27, 2023 • ~5 min
March 27, 2023 • ~5 min
Why does time change when traveling close to the speed of light? A physicist explains
Your experience of time is relative because it depends on motion – more specifically, your speed and acceleration.
Michael Lam, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology •
conversation
March 20, 2023 • ~7 min
March 20, 2023 • ~7 min
Will we eventually have to send our trash into space if we run out of room on Earth?
Humans generate a lot of trash, but there are cheaper and safer ways to handle it than loading it on rockets.
Kate O'Neill, Professor of Global Environmental Politics, University of California, Berkeley •
conversation
March 6, 2023 • ~6 min
March 6, 2023 • ~6 min
Is the Loch Ness monster real?
The idea of a creature like the Loch Ness monster fascinates people. But does the scientific evidence say it’s a prehistoric beast or total fake?
Michael A. Little, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York •
conversation
Feb. 27, 2023 • ~7 min
Feb. 27, 2023 • ~7 min
Were viruses around on Earth before living cells emerged? A microbiologist explains
Fossil evidence of how the earliest life on Earth came to be is hard to come by. But scientists have come up with a few theories based on the microbes, viruses and prions existing today.
Kenneth Noll, Professor Emeritus of Microbiology, University of Connecticut •
conversation
Feb. 20, 2023 • ~7 min
Feb. 20, 2023 • ~7 min
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