it's science Mar. 16, 2012

Time Travel Definitely Not Happening Anymore

By Dan Amira

Photo: Twentieth Century Fox

Another experiment has confirmed that neutrinos do not travel faster than the speed of light, although they do travel at the speed of light, which isn’t too shabby.

Sources

Tags:

+Comments Leave a Comment

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.

Most Viewed Stories

THE FEED

What Is Being Leaked in the Facebook Papers?

A guide to the newly reported revelations from a trove of internal company documents shared by a company whistleblower.

nyc mayoral race

nyc mayoral race

Key Moments From the Second New York City Mayoral Debate

Sliwa yelled at Adams, Adams ignored Sliwa, and both insulted de Blasio in the final contest of the 2021 mayoral race.

Bolsonaro Accused of Crimes Against Humanity Over COVID Response

A report conducted by a Brazilian Senate panel found that Bolsonaro’s pandemic response was criminally negligent.

Most Popular

coronavirus vaccines

coronavirus vaccines

The U.S. Is One Step Closer to Pfizer Vaccines for Kids

An FDA advisory panel approved a lower dose of the Pfizer candidate for kids ages 5 to 11.

Marjorie Taylor Greene and the Right’s Creeping Embrace of Revolution

It’s easy to dismiss her as making yet another extremist statement likening January 6 to 1776. She is far from alone, though.

Why Zuckerberg’s Days As CEO May Be Numbered

By Intelligencer Staff

As damning information about the company keeps trickling out, something has to give.

the national interest

the national interest

How the Right-Wing Supreme Court Can Save Biden’s Economic Plan

By Jonathan Chait

Conservative judicial activism to the rescue!

The Nets Really Don’t Want This

By Zak Cheney-Rice

The team’s best-laid plans are no match for one stubborn anti-vaxxer.

The NYPD is the Latest Police Force to Fight Vaccine Mandates

The city’s biggest police union is suing.

The Aggrieved World Series

The Astros and Braves both have fan bases defined by resentment — a perfect fit for 2021.

the facebook papers

the facebook papers

No Amount of Whistleblowing Can Fix Facebook

By Jacob Silverman

We know the problem with Facebook. The real question is what to do about it.

the national interest

the national interest

Glenn Youngkin’s Closing Message: Ban Toni Morrison From Schools

By Jonathan Chait

Virginia Republican wants the angriest parents to have a veto on school curriculum.

A Short History of Conservative Trolling

By Rick Perlstein

On the laughing emptiness at the center of the Republican Party.

The Soft Sell of Hims

By Jesse Barron

Can the health-care brand leverage young men’s anxiety over erections and hair loss into a multibillion-dollar empire?

the national interest

the national interest

Republican Leaders Could Still Stop Trump. They Just Don’t Want To.

By Jonathan Chait

Trump wants to erode democracy. They just want to win.

the facebook papers

the facebook papers

Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Pivot Facebook Back to the Youngs

Zuck called the Facebook Papers “a false picture of our company” and said the social-media giant was “retooling” to attract Gen Z.

National Republicans Are All In on Herschel Walker

Despite some early misgivings, the GOP’s national might is lining up to support Trump’s candidate in the crucial 2022 Senate race in Georgia.

elections of 2021

elections of 2021

New Jersey Governor’s Race Is Getting Interesting and Maybe Even Competitive

The race has definitely tightened, with Republican Jack Ciattarelli challenging Democratic incumbent Phil Murphy while giving Trump a wide berth.

just asking questions

just asking questions

Harvard Has Too Much Money to Have So Few Students

By James D. Walsh

Scott Galloway on gargantuan endowments and why elite universities’ obsession with exclusivity and prestige is unethical.

Cash Lotteries Didn’t Do Much to Boost Vaccination Rates, Study Finds

A study in the JAMA Health Forum said a link between vaxx rates and lottery announcements was “statistically indistinguishable from zero.”

Can Democrats Gut the Filibuster After Reconciliation Is Done?

The idea that Manchin and Sinema can be moved to support a filibuster carve-out for voting rights is both dubious and dangerous.

10/25/2021

Him again

NEW: Some of the final sticking points in the Democrats Build Back Better agenda revolve around @Sen_JoeManchin

Sen. Manchin has not yet agreed to 4 weeks of paid leave, Medicare vouchers for dental and Medicaid expansion, multiple sources tell me and @alivitali.

—@LACaldwellDC

Why Are U.K. COVID Cases Soaring?

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

The highly vaccinated country is experiencing its biggest spike in new infections since midsummer.

10/25/2021

It can’t come soon enough

Newsy Manchin gaggle with reporters. Says a deal on a framework could be in hand this week, confirms issues with expanding Medicaid to cover gap and Medicare expansion. Says he’s still at $1.5 trillion

—@burgessev

the national interest

the national interest

Ron DeSantis Goes All In on Vaccine Skepticism

By Jonathan Chait

No more playing coy.

Trump’s Long Campaign to Steal the Presidency: A Timeline

The insurrection wasn’t a one-day event. It was the culmination of a multifaceted, yearslong plot — and it isn’t over.

the city politic

the city politic

Eric Adams Has Already Won

By David Freedlander

Beloved from East Brooklyn to Billionaires’ Row, he is poised to be the most powerful mayor in decades. But who is he?