Doomsday Clock remains at a minute and a half to midnight in …
2024年1月23日 · The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was created by a group of concerned Manhattan Project scientists, many based at the University of Chicago, shortly after the atomic …
What is Carbon Dating? | University of Chicago News
Prominent archaeologist Frederick Johnson said that carbon-14 dating had the impact of an “atomic bomb” on archaeology. In 1997, anthropologist R.E. Taylor said that “14C data made a …
The origin of life on Earth, explained - University of Chicago News
2022年9月19日 · The origin of life on Earth stands as one of the great mysteries of science. To find out if we are alone in the galaxy, we will need to better understand what geochemical …
What happens when we die? with Sam Parnia (Ep. 148)
Show Notes. For centuries, death has been seen as a final, inescapable line—a moment when the heart stops and the brain ceases to function. But revolutionary research asks: What if …
How does sleep affect health? | University of Chicago News
Why do we sleep? Sleep is literally critical to our survival. We know this thanks to the groundbreaking work of UChicago Prof. Allan Rechtschaffen, a sleep research pioneer and …
What is dark energy? | University of Chicago News
“Dark energy” is a term scientists use to refer to whatever is causing the universe to expand faster over time. We don’t know exactly what dark energy is—no one has ever directly seen or …
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The first nuclear reactor, explained | University of Chicago News
However, a bronze sculpture by noted artist Henry Moore called “Nuclear Energy” and a plaque commemorate the spot and are open to visitors. The sculpture is located on the east side of …
COVID 2025: How the pandemic is changing our world
In this episode of “COVID 2025: Our World in the Next 5 Years,” Baicker discusses how the pandemic has shown the interconnectedness of the U.S. population—and that old dividing …
Startup to build massive quantum campus on Chicago’s South Side
2024年7月25日 · Palo Alto-based startup PsiQuantum is coming to Chicago to build and operate quantum computers—bringing as many as 150 jobs in the next five years and anchoring a …