Starts With A Bang

The Last Goodbye What better way to say farewell than with a slew of costume pictures from this year's (coming) Halloween? Happy Halloween 2017! From Ethan Siegel and Starts With A Bang. ...

https://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2017/10/29/the-last-goodbye

Ask Ethan: Why Did Light Arrive 1.7 Seconds After Gravitational Waves In The Neutron Star Merger? > "Delay is the deadliest form of denial." -C. Northcote Parkinson Every massless pa...

https://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2017/10/28/ask-ethan-why-did-light-arrive-1-7-seconds-after-gravitational-waves-in-the-neutron-star-merger-synopsis

Five Discoveries In Fundamental Physics That Came As Total Surprises > “On what can we now place our hopes of solving the many riddles > which still exist as to the origin...

https://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2017/10/27/five-discoveries-in-fundamental-physics-that-came-as-total-surprises

Even while the world suffers, investing in science is non-negotiable > “I am looking at the future with concern, but with good hope.” > –Albert Schweitzer Every so often, t...

https://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2017/10/26/even-while-the-world-suffers-investing-in-science-is-non-negotiable-synopsis

Merging Neutron Stars Deliver Deathblow To Dark Matter And Dark Energy Alternatives > "Dark matter is interesting. Basically, the Universe is heavier than > it should be. There's�...

https://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2017/10/25/merging-neutron-stars-deliver-deathblow-to-dark-matter-and-dark-energy-alternatives-synopsis

Dressing Up Science: Richard Feynman And The Costume Parties Of Al Hibbs (Synopsis) > "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change > that here and there."...

https://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2017/10/24/dressing-up-science-richard-feynman-and-the-costume-parties-of-al-hibbs-synopsis

Star Trek: Discovery Goes Psychic & Psychedelic in 'Lethe': Season 1, Episode 6 Review (Synopsis) > "To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest > punishment we c...

https://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2017/10/23/star-trek-discovery-goes-psychic-psychedelic-in-lethe-season-1-episode-6-review-synopsis

Comments of the Week: Final edition? > “You endure what is unbearable, and you bear it. That is all.” > -Cassandra Clare Well, the cat's out of the bag. A little over a week ...

https://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2017/10/22/comments-of-the-week-final-edition

Ask Ethan: How sure are we that the Universe is 13.8 billion years old? > “Normal science, the activity in which most scientists inevitably > spend almost all their time, is p...

https://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2017/10/21/ask-ethan-how-sure-are-we-that-the-universe-is-13-8-billion-years-old-synopsis

Seeing One Example Of Merging Neutron Stars Raises Five Incredible Questions > "O. Hahn and F. Strassmann have discovered a new type of nuclear > reaction, the splitting into t...

https://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2017/10/20/seeing-one-example-of-merging-neutron-stars-raises-five-incredible-questions-synopsis