Science is probably the most misquoted field in all of human conversation. Not because people are trying to be dishonest, but ...

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Hypothesis. Theory. Law. These scientific words get bandied about regularly, yet the general public usually gets their meaning wrong. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

In “Scientific Inquiry,” children’s poet Susan Blackaby introduces us in an entertaining and memorable way to remember key vocabulary words used by scientists and engineers. Here is Blackaby’s poem, ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link We all do our best to be accurate, responsible users of the English language, but despite our best intentions, we’ve all had the occasional slip ...

There are some technical terms that make me think “Hah, that’s funny”, but not actually laugh out loud. That’s how this weekly feature got started. But thanks to intellectual neoteny that has let me ...

One thing nerds like to argue about is what nerds are allowed to argue about. If you agree to stipulate that science fiction is often one of those things—and, hey, we could argue about that—then a ...