For years, the idea that we might be living inside a vast computer program has drifted from philosophy seminars into ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

In the moments before the Big Bang, our universe was a hot, dense, and extremely high-energy place. That all changed when the universe exploded 13.8 billion years ago. Rapid inflation divided a single ...

In the movies, time travelers typically step inside a machine and—poof—disappear. They then reappear instantaneously among cowboys, knights or dinosaurs. What these films show is basically time ...

A common theme in science-fiction media, time travel is captivating. It’s defined by the late philosopher David Lewis in his essay “The Paradoxes of Time Travel” as “[involving] a discrepancy between ...

Eighteen Smith alumnae who majored in physics and astronomy will return to campus this weekend for a symposium that celebrates their career success along with the retirement this year of longtime ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Moskowitz: We’re going to have a little friendly debate. Billings: Really? I came for a throwdown. Moskowitz: Well, a wrangle. A parley. A confab. Lee, what do you have against time travel? Billings: ...