What the World Needs Now Is a New Enlightenment
New human possibilities materialized with the arrival of the the Enlightenment in the 17th and 18th centuries. Marcelo says its time to pick up the banner and move forward again.
July 30, 2014
Cosmic Confusion: It's How Science Gets Done
Recent results cast doubt on claims that a much-hyped experiment has detected signals from the Big Bang itself. Marcelo says that's just another example of science in the making.
July 9, 2014
Unruly Children Of Earth: Grow Up
We don't often think about it but we are deeply connected to the universe and deeply indebted to mother Earth. Marcelo thinks its time we treated her with respect.
June 1, 2014
The Truth? It's Out There In The Fog
How much can theories tell us about nature? For one thing, they can't tell you the truth. A recent cosmic discovery about the earliest moments of the Big Bang highlights this conundrum.
April 23, 2014
What Universe Is This, Anyway?
Evidence of ultra-fast cosmic expansion forces us to confront the possibility that the multiverse exists. But how will we ever know? It's a problem that could leave us tangled up in knots.
April 16, 2014
Listening To The Echoes Of Creation
Scientists last week revealed evidence of gravitational waves from the very beginning of the universe. Are we closer to understanding creation itself?
April 9, 2014