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What is 3D printing?

Posted on: September 9th, 2019 by The Science behind IT No Comments

3D printing builds three-dimensional objects based on instructions in computer files.

How did the universe begin? How will it end?

Posted on: September 8th, 2019 by The Science behind IT No Comments

Scientists think the universe began with a bang. A big bang. The Big Bang theory (no, not the TV show) is the most widely accepted theory for how the universe started. How it will end…that’s a “dark” mystery.

Why do drugs cost so much?

Posted on: September 7th, 2019 by The Science behind IT No Comments

Multiple reasons. For one, it costs a lot for biopharmaceutical companies to research and develop new medications.

How is Earth’s climate changing?

Posted on: September 6th, 2019 by The Science behind IT No Comments

The atmosphere and ocean are warming. Ice sheets and summer sea ice are shrinking. Sea level is rising. Heat waves are more frequent and intense. Cold snaps and extreme cold are less frequent. And those are just some of the changes.

How does immigration affect the U.S. economy?

Posted on: September 5th, 2019 by The Science behind IT No Comments

The U.S. economy is large enough that, over the long term, immigration doesn’t have much effect overall on wages or the employment rate. When we have seen short-run impacts, they’ve mostly been in narrow segments of the population—people working in a specific industry and geographic area, for example.

How secure is data stored in the cloud?

Posted on: September 4th, 2019 by The Science behind IT No Comments

Generally speaking, more secure than on a home computer or on a smartphone. But it depends on what you mean by “secure.”