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Don’t you wish the world was bigger?

Believe it or not, a time crystal might actually exist, and its likeliest hiding place is within a child’s toy.

Fans of the Marvel cinematic universe might be shocked to know that a ‘time crystal’ does indeed have a basis in reality, but perhaps not so much as to be able to distort time itself.

Rather, the real-life time crystal is a form of matter that ‘ticks’ when exposed to an electromagnetic pulse, differing it from standard crystals.

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So, since technology is only going to advance, the question is: what will be the most coveted skill of the future? In my opinion, it is creativity. Ultimately a computer lacks imagination or creativity to dream up a vision for the future. It lacks the emotional competent that a human being has. Thus, creativity will be the skill of the future.

David Goodall is not terminally ill but wants to die, and resents that he cannot elect to do so in Australia.

Scientists have created an artificial eye that can see better than us.

Urbanist Brent Toderian reflects on which suburbs can be saved and made more walkable.

Abstractions navigates promising ideas in science and mathematics. Journey with us and join the conversation.

No aliens yet, but we’ve learned a lot.

One year ago, Franck Marchis wrote an article about the remarkable discovery of the TRAPPIST-1 system. Here’s an update.

Scientists say the South Atlantic Anomaly, a disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field, doesn’t indicate that it’s about to reverse polarity. By studying past geological scenarios, researchers conclude that the current weirdness in Earth’s magnetic field most likely won’t result in an excursion or even a full reversal.