Many neuroscientists believe that the brain processes sensory stimuli with top-down predictions about what they will be, rather than just building perceptions from the bottom up. quantamagazine.org/to-be-energy-e…

SPT scientists Karia, Aman, and Brad checking out the roof of the telescope cabin right in from of the South Pole Telescope 10-meter diameter primary mirror! #southpole U.S. National Science Foundation #Antarctica

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 Major milestone on Ocean Avenue! 🚧🚧 A sturdy concrete median barrier has been added to the protected bikeway, enhancing safety for cyclists to enjoy a smooth and secure ride. 🚲🚲 We are amazed by the concrete 3D Printer! 🌊💙

major scientific facilities should be treated like cultural sites. They should have extensive public access, and opportunities for meaningful and fun experiences!

MIT commencement speech tomorrow 😬. I’m not promising my graduation hat isn’t gonna fly away 400ft into the air at the end :)

So....who used the CPX this weekend????

Not every day we get a Nobel prize worthy physics announcement !

"The monstrous denizens of the intergalactic deep reveal themselves not through the light they emit, but by how they stir the space-time we share. When a gravitational wave moves through you, you are, for a moment, a different shape" washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/… by me The Washington Post

BEST ELI15 description out there of the recent Nanohertz Gravitational-Wave Detection comes from PhDComics for APS. Check it out! physics.aps.org/articles/v16/1…

BEST ELI15 description out there of the recent Nanohertz Gravitational-Wave Detection comes from PhDComics for APS. Check it out!

Potential excitement from the world of room temp superconductors....!

Just as it did decades ago, UFO fever today indicates that Americans feel that their government knows more than it’s letting on, Marina Koren writes. theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

Using quantum clouds in space to explore the quantum realm… New Cold Atom Lab hardware that recently arrived at International Space Station will enable researchers to study more atoms at even colder temps—and could lead to new breakthroughs in quantum technologies.

A cool thing is coming here soon. Follow to be the first to see updates! BostonCyclistsUnion Streetsblog MASS LivableStreets Somervillebike City of Somerville City of Boston Science in Boston Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) @MITHaystack CERN Fermilab NASA JPL

There are more attoseconds in a second than there are seconds in the age of the universe.

No one today would accept a plan to build a massive overpass through a beautiful park and completely sever the link between the Emerald Necklace and the river. We shouldn’t accept a 90+ million dollar plan to rebuild one either.

The supermassive black hole in the Milky Way’s center, seen in this new image released today by the Event Horizon Telescope (Event Horizon 'Scope), has a strong magnetic field spiraling around its edge, hinting that a jet might shoot out from it.

I've started a project called CycleToScience, which catalogs bike routes to epic scientific sites. Join us on instagram & twitter :) instagram.com/cycletoscience/ x.com/cycletoscience

On behalf of Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, Juliana Cherston and I proposed a 2025 SXSW panel about how humans make big scientific breakthroughs in the 21st century! It's currently up for voting, ft. Convergent Research, Marcia Rieke, and Sarafina El-Badry Nance, PhD! please vote for us here: panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/154069