This online atlas is a goldmine for amateur intelligence sleuths
In Overmatched, we take a close look at the science and technology at the heart of the defense industry—the world of soldiers and spies. ON THE WEBSITE Soar.Earth, you’ll find a map of the world that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The truth about Area 51 UFO sightings, according to a local expert
Reprinted with permission from They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers by Sarah Scoles. Published by Pegasus Books. © Sarah Scoles. Arnu arrives at the A’Le’Inn in a big SUV, pulling...
View ArticleAn inside look at the radiation-sensing material that’s on the Pentagon’s radar
In Overmatched, we take a close look at the science and technology at the heart of the defense industry—the world of soldiers and spies. BACK IN 2008, the Navy had a problem with an aging version of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How To Build A House That Saves The Earth And Your Wallet
In the Solar Decathlon, a competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, college teams had to design and construct full-size houses that run entirely on solar power. And because the cost of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hidden hearing loss is hitting people of all ages. Neuroscientists are still...
Tucked inside the air traffic control tower in Portland, Maine, Samantha Bassett was busy making sure planes didn’t crash into each other. All systems seemed normal that day in May 2014. Aircraft...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What happens when psychedelics make you see God
DOCTORS GAVE CLARK MARTIN a year to live after they found he had stage 4 kidney cancer in 1990. “I’m still here,” he says now. If the statement doesn’t carry the triumphant tone one might expect of a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Can these government efforts crack the code for DNA storage?
In Overmatched, we take a close look at the science and technology at the heart of the defense industry—the world of soldiers and spies. THE TOWN SLOGAN of Bluffdale, Utah, is “Life Connected.” That’s...
View ArticleThe Future Of The Internet, According To Its Father
The Internet has changed a lot over its 30-something years. That terrible dial-up noise is gone; the Ethernet cord has been cut; Tinder happened. What’s next? If anyone knows, it’s Vint Cerf, Google’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In all likelihood, someday the sun will knock out the grid
Let’s talk about the weather. John Kuehn Shortly after sunset on June 18, 2013, a woman drove her minivan onto Brighton Street in Belmont, Massachusetts. Her GPS told her to turn right. But the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
As drought looms, could this team of scientists prove cloud seeding works?
THE RESEARCHERS HAD ALREADY DONE FOUR FLIGHTS, earlier in January, before they saw the first hints of what they were looking for. The crew of meteorologists, atmospheric scientists, and students had...
View ArticleHow a US intelligence program created a team of ‘Superforecasters’
In Overmatched, we take a close look at the science and technology at the heart of the defense industry—the world of soldiers and spies. AROUND 2011, when Warren Hatch’s job was moving money around on...
View Article