Alone, 100 feet underwater, with a shark in its element, I am overwhelmed by a mixture of awe, beauty, joy, and intellectual wonder at the world that brings us together. In that moment, I experience just what science is all about.
This article originally appeared in my Astronomy Magazine column, For Your Consideration.
Fundamental change is always messy. As science tackles the complex processes that shape the real world it is having to reinvent itself on the fly. Welcome to the Wild West!
This article originally appeared in my Astronomy Magazine column, For Your Consideration.
Evolution has no goal, but there are things that it stumbles onto over and over again. If the other-worldly octopus is any indication, intelligence could be common wherever complex life appears.
This article originally appeared in my Astronomy Magazine column, For Your Consideration.
Reality need not conform to our preferences. To complain that multiverses are “outlandish” or “unscientific” is to ignore the history of scientific discovery.
This article originally appeared in my Astronomy Magazine column, For Your Consideration.
It’s easy to tell this airplane wasn’t designed by a postmodernist; it flies! Science: When it really matters, nothing even comes close.
This article originally appeared in my Astronomy Magazine column, For Your Consideration.
In some ways we are creatures out of our time. Behaviors that once served us well can be dangerous in a world where the only constant is change.
This article originally appeared in my Astronomy Magazine column, For Your Consideration.”
Genetic algorithms are revolutionizing our world by reconnecting engineering with its four-billion-year-old roots.
Republished from my monthly Astronomy Magazine column, For Your Consideration.
For the first time in history we can tell the story of our existence beginning with the origin of the universe, and ending with you sitting there reading this article. And an amazing story it is!
Republished from my Astronomy Magazine column, For Your Consideration.”
Over his 30 year career as an internationally known astrophysicist, Dr. Jeff Hester was a key member of the team that repaired the Hubble Space Telescope. With one foot always on the frontiers of knowledge, he has been mentor, coach, team leader, award-winning teacher, administrator and speaker, to name a few of the hats he has worn. His Hubble image, the Pillars of Creation, was chosen by Time Magazine as among the 100 most influential photographs in history.