Sophie Lin - Technology Editor 
Is Our Understanding of the Universe About to Be Rewritten? The ‘Timescape’ Theory Challenges Dark Energy Imagine a universe where the biggest mystery in cosmology – the accelerating expansion of space – isn’t caused by a mysterious force called dark energy, but by a fundamental misunderstanding of time itself. That’s the radical proposition put forward … Read more
Netflix’s “Stranger Things” Strategy Signals a Major Shift in Streaming Over 70% of streaming viewers now binge-watch shows, according to recent Nielsen data. But Netflix is deliberately slowing that down. The streaming giant announced its final season of Stranger Things will be released in three volumes – November 26th, December 25th, and New Year’s Eve … Read more
Beyond Oxygen: How Network Analysis Could Finally Reveal Alien Life Imagine a world teeming with life, yet utterly unlike anything we’ve ever known. Current methods for detecting extraterrestrial life largely focus on identifying “smoking gun” chemicals – gases like oxygen that, on Earth, are overwhelmingly produced by living organisms. But what if alien life doesn’t … Read more
The Future of Sound: From Jazz Guitar Acoustics to Underground City Echoes Over 20,000 people once sought refuge within the multi-level city of Derinkuyu, carved into the volcanic rock of Turkey. Simultaneously, across the globe, jazz guitarists like Wes Montgomery and Joe Pass were revolutionizing music with techniques born from necessity and refined through artistry. … Read more