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The Craving Brain

Science Spotlights

The neuroscience of uncontrollable urges

Jun 06, 2014

Scientists have announced we may now have the first “smoking gun” evidence that the universe expanded with unmatchable speed in its earliest moments. Three theoretical physics consider the implications of this stunning development.

May 19, 2014

The world was stunned by the recent announcement that a telescope at the South Pole had detected a cosmic fossil from the earliest moments of creation. During a live Google Hangout, Astrophysicists John Carlstrom, Walter Ogburn, Michael Turner and Abigail Vieregg discussed what it might reveal about the history and future of our universe.

Apr 29, 2014

The world was stunned by the recent announcement that a telescope at the South Pole had detected a cosmic fossil from the earliest moments of creation. During a live Google Hangout, Astrophysicists John Carlstrom, Walter Ogburn, Michael Turner and Abigail Vieregg discussed what it might reveal about the history and future of our universe.

Apr 15, 2014

Science Spotlights

Perhaps the most amazing thing about silicon-based technology is that each new generation of processors delivers more power for less cost.

Apr 04, 2014