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Hawking: Human Salvation Lies in Space

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2010 Despite what some global warming naysayers might still insist, it's not looking like planet Earth is going to be a super-comfy place to reside indefinitely. Now, superphysicist Stephen Hawking has suggested an alternative. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

That’s One Big Bang for Mankind

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2009 Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider buried deep beneath the Swiss-French border made history Monday, smashing two proton beams traveling at near light speed into each other The LHC, also known as the big bang machine, is the largest machine on Earth and (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stephen Hawking ‘Very Ill’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2009 This generation's Albert Einstein has been hospitalized for a chest infection and is said to be "very ill," though a spokesman later said he was comfortable. The world-renowned physicist suffers from Lou Gehrig's disease, a degenerative disorder that few survive more than 10 years after diagnosis. Hawking, 67, first developed symptoms of the disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, in the early 1960s. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Geek Love Endures on Wall Street

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2009 Despite the apparent reality that it's not possible to precisely quantify everything under the sun, particularly when it comes to human behavior, the worrisome trend of "quants" -- experts from physics and other scientific fields -- infiltrating Wall Street firms to apply their skills to the stock market is still in effect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scoping Out Sexual Discrimination in Science

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2008 Debates about gender equality in the sciences are nothing new, but now the stakes may be higher for universities with science funding from the federal government to prove that sexual discrimination isn't present in their departments. Title IX isn't just for sports anymore. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scientists Find ‘Habitable’ Planet

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2007 A team of scientists has discovered what could be the first habitable planet outside the solar system More information is needed before an accurate assessment can be made, but researchers have suggested that planet 581c has a temperature range of between 32 and 104 degrees, and could contain vast quantities of liquid water. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )