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The Corporation That Pitted Farmer Against Farmer
An investigation into Monsanto reveals how the agricultural giant used aggressive legal tactics, ghostwritten science, and a culture of fear to build a monopoly around its controversial herbicide, Roundup, culminating in thousands of cancer lawsuits.
The Paradox That Seems to Violate Physics
This puzzle, which seems to violate the laws of physics, explains why closing a road can make traffic move faster.
The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve
Delve into the 300-year-old quest to solve the Goldbach Conjecture, a deceptively simple problem about prime numbers that no one has been able to crack.
The Principle of Least Action
The principle of least action underpins all physics, unifying concepts from mechanics and optics to quantum theory. It…
Hacking a Phone—Without Touching It
Derek Muller, of Veritasium fame, collaborated with cybersecurity experts to intercept a fellow creator’s phone calls and two-factor…
All About the “Prisoner’s Dilemma”
The “Prisoner’s Dilemma” is a concept in game theory that has applications in various real-world scenarios, from international…
Black Holes and Rigors of the Scientific Method
Derek Muller, of Veritasium fame on YouTube, holds a loose interview with Caltech experimental physicist Rana Adhikari about…