Hollywood has never been known for its strict adherence to science. In most blockbusters the laws of physics are treated more like polite suggestions than hard rules.

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, ...

From NASA-funded language experiments and LSD trials to debunked kidnapping hoaxes, I explore the weirdest dolphin conspiracy ...

In 1996, Phish’s Trey Anastasio formed a free-form jazz ensemble that came and went without much fanfare. 30 years later, their only album opens a door to a world of improvisational music that goes ...

When it comes to aliens, the possibilities are endless. From humanoid figures with exaggerated features to bizarre creatures ...

This week. the House of Representatives of New Hampshire, one of the states that pioneered public education, passed on a party-line vote yet another bill limiting what teachers can teach. Many such ...

Reality should be fairly stable... But every now and then, the universe seems to play a few tricks on us. We see things or ...

From Dungeon Crawler Carl to Crime and Punishment, these picks by The National's staff prove spoken word can be more immersive than text ...

When I ­interviewed Andy Weir in 2021, the US ­author had ­officially transitioned from sci-fi scribe to Hollywood hot property. Such was the success of his publishing debut The Martian – and its 2015 ...

The adaptation of Andy Weir's novel lands in cinemas this month.

When Aimee Lee’s face pops up on my Zoom screen for our interview, her head is framed by something I can’t quite comprehend. It appears to be a tapestry of bricks. The bricks—persimmon-colored, cream, ...

A conversation with Sir Stephen Fry is a whirlwind of eclectic and esoteric references across a staggering diversity of knowledge that is stochastically connected in his polymathic mind to produce ...