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Brian Resnick

Brian Resnick

Former Science and Health Editor

    Latest articles by Brian Resnick

    Science
    Why gravitational wave astronomy has physicists so damn excitedWhy gravitational wave astronomy has physicists so damn excited
    Science

    The LIGO gravitational wave detector spotted a second pair of orbiting black holes.

    By Brian Resnick
    Scientists have invented a mind-reading machine. It doesn’t work all that well.
    Science

    “We can take someone’s memory … and we can pull it out from their brains.”

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Watch 6,000 years of people moving to citiesWatch 6,000 years of people moving to cities
    Science

    From the origin of the Fertile Crescent to the boom of the past century.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Listen: this is what it sounds like when two black holes collideListen: this is what it sounds like when two black holes collide
    Science

    This is the music of the cosmos.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    The simplest explanation of why we should care about gravitational wavesThe simplest explanation of why we should care about gravitational waves
    Science

    A physicist explains.

    By Brian Resnick
    Gun Violence
    You can make a map of the US just by plotting this year’s mass shootingsYou can make a map of the US just by plotting this year’s mass shootings
    Gun Violence

    Some say the prevalence of gun violence defines America. Here’s a visual representation of that.

    By Brian Resnick
    Politics
    Why the gun control debate gets more intractable every time there’s a mass shootingWhy the gun control debate gets more intractable every time there’s a mass shooting
    Politics

    The psychology of why terrorist attacks divide us further instead of bringing us together.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Water bear don’t care: watch these tardigrades wake up after being frozen for 30 yearsWater bear don’t care: watch these tardigrades wake up after being frozen for 30 years
    Science

    And act like nothing happened.

    By Brian Resnick
    This seagull fell into a vat of chicken tikka masala. I think I can explain why.
    Science

    Seagulls are what biologists call kleptoparasites, animals that rob the food of other species.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Study: people who value time over money are happierStudy: people who value time over money are happier
    Science

    Would you rather have more time or more money? Researchers asked this age-old question to thousands.

    By Brian Resnick

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