Questions along the lines of “When does the future start?” have perplexed scholars for . . . some time. For example, do people tend to think that The Future begins immediately* after The Present, or is its arrival more ‘smeared out’? [see illustrations] Steps towards answering this puzzle have recently been taken by Professor Hal […]
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What’s new is old again: A modest little something in the knee
Lots of excitement there was about a surprising discovery. And then… Paul Raeburn, writing in the Knight Science Journalism Tracker, was one of the people who kicked that discovery in the knee, rendering it limp: It was startling news, but an easy story to write: Scientists have discovered a new body part! Amazing, isn’t it, […]