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Jamie Seidel
Jamie SeidelContributor

After evolving a digital heart (not the pacemaker kind) out of inky veins, Jamie just wants an excuse to learn something new. But he’s fully aware his 32 years’ experience in the news industry has given him just enough knowledge to be dangerous. International affairs. History. Defence. Science. Space. Technology. He has a fascination for them all – particularly when it comes to social fallout. Translating tough concepts into common terms is his craft. His passion is to explore the big picture encompassing world events.

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Evolution
Professor Stephen Hawking during a press conference in London, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. Professor Hawking and Intel discussed the latest developments on how technology enhancements are going to have a wider impact on those, like Professor Hawking that suffer from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

A.I. ‘the end of humanity’

THE world’s most eminent astrophysicist says the implications of artificial intelligence are so terrifying research into it should stop. And he’s not the only one.

Space
Quasars, as pictured here in this artist's concept, are bright, energetic regions around giant, active black holes in galactic centers. Although immensely powerful and visible across billions of light years, quasars are actually quite tiny, at least compared to an entire galaxy. Quasars span a few light years, and their inner areas casting out high-velocity winds compare roughly in size only to that of our solar system. It takes a beam of light about ten hours to cross that distance. The galaxies that play host to quasars, in contrast, typically span tens of thousands of light years. Surprisingly, the activity in the compact quasar cores is thought to dramatically influence the evolution the surrounding galaxies, and have a significant impact on the properties of massive galaxies seen today. A research team using data from NASA's Spitzer and Hubble Space telescopes have for the first time found a large sample of galaxies during a key early period of galactic evolution when quasars and their host galaxies begin to interact, but before the two have settled down after recent galactic smashups.

Black holes reveal a cosmic clue

A GIANT telescope has made an incredible discovery: Black holes all line up in a row, like spinning tops across the universe. And no one knows why.

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