History is littered with scientific ideas that sounded ridiculous, even to experts, before reality caught up. From wild forecasts about space travel to theories that rewrote maps and medical textbooks ...

The 1970s represented an era of unprecedented technological optimism when experts confidently predicted that Americans would work shorter hours, live dramatically better lives, and solve humanity’s ...

As a practicing astrophysicist and science communicator I see lots of hype around research and technology. Sometimes what’s happening seems like innocent enthusiasm. Sometimes it seems to be about ...

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