How could this be? This counterintuitive finding is a consequence of what’s called Simpson’s paradox, a phenomenon that is ...

The concept of time travel has become popular ever since H.G. Wells wrote the science fiction novel: “The Time Machine”, way back in 1895. Wells coined the term “time machine” to describe a machine ...

We are always solving problems, some of which have instantly obvious solutions and others that do not. In the latter case, the word puzzle comes to mind instead. A problem can be defined therefore as ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link "I know one thing," Socrates famously said: "that I know nothing." This statement is a paradox in itself, demonstrating the complexities of ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

If, of late, you haven’t heard of or read about the Jevons Paradox, you likely will. Named after 19th-century British economist William Stanley Jevons who observed in his 1865 book The Coal Question, ...