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Easy Sudoku
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (108+ words) Easy Sudoku'Scientific American Solve the grid in our daily easy Sudoku puzzle! Try medium Sudoku here. The objective of Sudoku is to fill each row, column and sub-grid with exactly one of each number from 1-9. A conflict arises if you…...
Inge Lehmann and Earth’s deepest Secret
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1870+ words) Inge Lehmann and Earth's deepest Secret Science writer Hanne Strager explores how the trailblazing Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann overcame self-doubt to discover that Earth has a solid inner core, overturning the long-held belief that it was liquid By Carol Sutton…...
Hard Sudoku
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (108+ words) Hard Sudoku'Scientific American Solve the grid in our daily hard Sudoku puzzle! Try expert Sudoku here. The objective of Sudoku is to fill each row, column and sub-grid with exactly one of each number from 1-9. A conflict arises if you…...
Titanic and Avatar director James Cameron explains why bees are his latest fixation
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (546+ words) James Cameron explains why he is so enchanted by bees James Cameron tells Scientific American how his latest documentary Secrets of the Bees reveals an intimate view of the inside of a beehive By Emma Gometz edited by Claire Cameron…...
How accurate is the science in Project Hail Mary?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1198+ words) How accurate is the science in Project Hail Mary? By Emma Gometz edited by Lee Billings Ryan Gosling plays Dr. Ryland Grace in Project Hail Mary. The much-anticipated sci-fi film Project Hail Mary is out in theaters today. In it,…...
Inside Andy Weir’s wild world-building for Project Hail Mary
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1743+ words) Andy Weir on Ryan Gosling, alien contact and the wild science of Project Hail Mary The author of the novel Project Hail Mary breaks down aliens, anxiety and the process of bringing his story to the screen By Brianne Kane,…...
The math that explains why Y2K is back in fashion
2+ week, 3+ day ago (731+ words) The curious math that explains why fashion trends always come back around Fashion's 20-year trend cycle isn't just based on vibes, it can be mathematically modeled By K. R. Callaway edited by Claire Cameron Y2K fashion is back among young people, and a…...
Death in the Cerulean Blue
2+ week, 6+ day ago (240+ words) Death in Cerulean Blue This simple painting'by Christine Rueter will mean volumes for those who remember the Challenger disaster.' This article was published in Scientific American's former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of…...
The secret psychology behind the best backstabs in The Traitors
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1282+ words) How The Traitors reveals the psychology behind lying From cognitive overload to pretty privilege, the science behind The Traitors shows what really makes lies believable By Kendra Pierre-Louis, Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American's…...
Music even makes you blink to the beat
3+ week, 3+ day ago (103+ words) Music even makes you blink to the beat Rhythmic tunes trigger synchronized eyeblinks and automatic bopping or swaying, new research suggests By Jesse Greenspan edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Using a high-speed eye-tracking system, Du and her team were "stunned…...