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The Two Big BangsWhen scientists say “the Big Bang” they mean two possible things. But only one of them is still correct.When cosmologists — that’s the sub-field of astrophysics dealing with the origin and evolution of the Universe — speak about the Big Bang, they mean one of two things:The hot, dense, expanding state that our observable Universe emerged from, that expanded, slowed, cooled, and gave rise to elements, atoms, stars, molecules, planets, and eventually us.The initial singularity that represents the birth of space and time.The only problem is, while these two explanations were interchangeable back in say, the 1960s, they no longer are.Image credit:...

Zero-index material made of silicon pillar arrays embedded in a polymer matrix and clad in gold film.Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have designed the first on-chip metamaterial with a refractive index of zero, meaning that the phase of light can travel infinitely fast.(You may find a quick explanation of this effect here)Credit: Peter Allen, Harvard SEASVia Phys.org: To infinity and beyond: Light goes infinitely fast with new on-chip materialPaper (abstract & references), Nature Photonics: On-chip zero-index metamaterials

Dude, can you believe UD’s O.G. Naked Palette is almost 10 years old? Wait — should that be in the past tense? Because UD phased out the O.G. Naked (RIP). They replaced it with Naked Reloaded, which’ll be out in less than week! Overview What is it? Naked Reloaded replaces the now-defunct Naked Palette. It has 12 powder eyeshadows, and four of the pans — satiny beige Bribe, shimmery golden Barely Baked, matte orange-brown Boundaries and matte peachy beige Blur — contain more product than the others. Those are the shades UD thinks you’ll use the most. How much is...

Old-school MAC right hurr! It’s been a minute since I’ve talked about the Cream Colour Bases, but I’ve been wearing Improper Copper and Vintage Rose as cream blushes lately and just remembered what makes them so, so good. These multitasking creams moonwalk across the skin and stay put on my lids, lips and cheeks. You can easily blur the edges with your finger, too, even if you consider yourself blending-challenged. I wear Shell and Hush as eyeshadow bases and highlighters all the time, and I give them ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ out of 5 hearts for being awesome. Do you have a fave?...

I’ve been in a reading mode lately thanks to a little-known (nowadays), fantastical place called “the library.” LOL. So many books, so many stories to discover. Oh, and the smell of real, actual, honest-to-goodness old paper pages? Don’t mind me — I’m the person standing in the aisle with a book pressed up to her face inhaling and exhaling a little too enthusiastically. Feel free to stare and get your freak fill for the day. By Terry Baume de Rose Lip Care ($60) Anyway…in order to ensure that this blog post is at least marginally related to makeup, 🙂 here’s...