Boltzmann Brains: Complete with a Memory of having Existed in our...
Completely formed brain that emerges from exceedingly uncommon random fluctuations out of thermodynamic equilibrium, complete with memories of fully human life in our universe. Learn more
Remembering the Deadly Great Smog of London
A severe environmental disaster and a period of prolonged air pollution swallowed up the city, causing widespread illness and death.
Benjamin Franklin: A Brilliant Inventor, Statesman, and Scientist
Know how Benjamin Franklin was a multi-talented American inventor, civic activist, statesman, soldier, and diplomat. He was also one of the most important Founding Fathers of the United States.
HG Wells: Written Imaginations Became True Events
HG Wells, whose written imaginations became true events. The scenes depicted in the Wells film The Shape of Things to Come actually came true in World War II.
Charles Augustin de Coulomb: French military Engineer and Physicist
Read the full biography of Charles Augustin de Coulomb, a French physicist known for discoveries such as Coulomb's Law, electrostatic force of attraction, and repulsion.
Andre Marie Ampere: French Physicist and Mathematician
Biography of Andre-Marie Ampere, credited with the discovery of Electromagnetism, SI unit of electric current is named after him.
How Gustav Kirchhoff Unlocked the Secrets Hidden in Starlight
In 1859, Gustav Kirchhoff made a discovery that transformed astronomy and physics. Learn how black-body radiation revealed the hidden secrets of stars and paved the way for modern science.
Marie Ganz: The Woman Who Threatened Rockefeller
The story of Marie Ganz, an Iron Lady, a staunch anarchist activist who was she and how and why she Threatened to kill Rockefeller.
Brain in a Vat: Brain Connected with a Computer and the...
Brain in a vat, a thought experiment in which a brain is connected to a supercomputer, and the computer builds an imaginary environment that appears natural and real to the trapped brain.
Carl Sagan’s Quotes on Nature, Earth, and Future
We have been on the banks of the cosmic ocean for a long time. We are ready to set sail for the stars. Here are Carl Sagan's quotes that will always inspire humanity and science.
Thomas Young a British polymath and physician
Thomas Young Biography, a British polymath and physician, better known as "The Last Man Who Knew Everything". Learn more about him.
Maya & the Matrix: A Dharmic Perception of Simulated Reality
Maya & the Matrix as cosmic illusion, its Dharmic roots, and how it parallels simulated reality from ancient Upanishads to The Matrix and modern philosophy.




















