Daniel Kolitz

11/29/21

Can Technology Enhance Your Taste Buds?

"The real question is: why would you want to do that?"

11/22/21

Which Animal Species Get Along the Best?

"It is clear that some animals become familiar and get along with group members that happen to be other species, but…

11/8/21

Could We Ever Stop a Hurricane in Its Tracks?

"These days, hurricane modification is considered almost a kind of fringe science. But that wasn’t always the case."

10/25/21

Why Do So Many People Believe in Miracle Cures?

"People may believe in miracle cures in part because doing so helps to fulfill powerful psychological needs."

10/18/21

When Will Force Shields Be Real?

"...a personal field ... as portrayed in many science fiction movies and comic books, that is invisible to the naked…

10/11/21

When Will the Covid-19 Pandemic Be Over?

"It’s humbling... We did not foresee the levels of miscommunication we’d be faced with..."

10/4/21

Could Fossil Fuel Companies Ever Be Tried for Crimes Against Humanity?

"Isn’t there some all-powerful hammer—the proverbial silver bullet—that we can use to bring this spiraling problem…

9/27/21

What's the Newest Language?

"Even excluding conlangs (deliberately constructed languages like Esperanto or Klingon), new languages form…

9/20/21

Will It Be Possible to Upload Information to My Brain?

"Using brain-machine interface technology to directly write in information to the brain... as in The Matrix... it’s…

9/13/21

What's the Future of Air Travel?

"The systems underpinning air travel are so complex that change is inevitably incremental."

9/6/21

When Will There Be a New Solar Superstorm?

"It’s always a matter of hot debate in the research world."

8/30/21

What Is the Most Important Scientific Development of the Last 50 Years?

"That would surely be the discovery and proof of global warming."

8/16/21

How Has Social Media Impacted Our Mental Health?

“It is not cut and dry. The science is far weaker than most admit.”

8/9/21

Are Lightsabers Theoretically Possible?

“You’d be surprised how many times I have been asked this one.”

8/2/21

Will We Ever Be Able to Edit or Delete Memories?

"Ultimately, the question before us now is not whether we can edit memory, but whether we should."

7/26/21

What's the Hardest Olympic Sport?

“Is it harder to be pummeled by fists for up to nine minutes or to stay afloat and score a goal while someone is…

7/19/21

What Do the UFO Videos Really Show?

"Are we sure we aren’t just seeing objects like kites, frisbees, or spotlights? What about drones?”

7/12/21

What Is the Most Damaging Conspiracy Theory in History?

"What makes this conspiracy theory so damaging is its adaptability."

7/5/21

What Was the Earliest Music?

"Specialists on ancient civilizations could each give you examples of music from their particular areas of…

6/28/21

When Will Regular People Be Able to Visit the Moon?

“Admittedly these customers are not ‘regular people’—they are extremely rich people.”

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