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Jun 5, 2026, 6:38 PM

World Cup 2026: More distraction than romance

Why Winning the World Cup Seldom Sparks a Baby Boom Author: Jose (Yossi) Chvaicer, June 2026 ABSTRACT For decades, commentators have repeated a seductive claim: when a nation wins the FIFA World Cup, a baby boom follows nine months later. This study...

Stanley M. Rosenblatt

Jun 4, 2026, 8:15 PM

Jews have saved the lives of millions of Muslims and Christians

Dear Times of Israel readers: I’m sharing with you a full-page public statement that I placed in The New York Times on May 15, 2026. Before doing so, I approached all of the major American Jewish organizations and invited them to...

Jun 2, 2026, 10:11 AM

Why Time Feels Faster as We Age

Time feels faster as we age — same years, different density. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Theories of Time Perception and a Life-Remaining Model In Life Remaining: Rethinking Time and Perspective, I explored a simple question: Instead of asking “How old am I?”, what if we asked “How much life do I actually have left?” Using life expectancy...

Silas Anastacio

May 29, 2026, 3:36 AM

Neuroscientist Meital Oren-Suissa Visits Brazil with Weizmann Institute

Israeli neuroscientist Meital Oren-Suissa visited Brazil in the first half of May for a series of events organized by the Friends of the Weizmann Institute. The visit brought together researchers, business leaders, philanthropists, and community figures for discussions on...

May 28, 2026, 8:50 PM

From Lebanon’s Drones to AI, Robotics and Moon Missions: The Fiber Optic Age

From Israblog to the Battlefield: Israel’s Fiber Optic Revolution. As Israel now faces drones connected by fiber-optic cables — a technology capable of challenging even the “Startup Nation” — I was reminded of something I wrote nearly 20 years ago. In...

May 28, 2026, 4:00 AM

Reality Is Not What It Seems: A Scientific and Chassidic Exploration

At first glance, certain Chassidic stories can seem puzzling, even unsettling. They appear to defy the orderly structure of Halachah, time, and physical reality we are accustomed to. Yet when examined more deeply—especially in light of Chassidic teachings and...

May 26, 2026, 2:28 PM

Science and Technology as Magic Bullet for Africa

I co-founded a health-tech startup roughly 5 years ago in Kampala, though I initially wanted Nairobi or Kigali due to the thriving ecosystem, with a medical school classmate who became a brother. We were both dismayed by the state...

May 24, 2026, 5:00 PM

The Story of Birds (REVIEW)

Many countries feature a national bird. The United States chose the bald eagle, France the Gallic rooster, and the United Kingdom the European robin. Not to be outdone, Israel designated its own national symbol: the hoopoe. This striking bird features...

May 24, 2026, 9:27 AM

From Lab to Life: Life Began with Hydrogen

How, when and where did life on Earth begin? There are a number of theories – but all involve the formation of water, in which living cells were born. OK – so, where did water come from? Hmmm. From, uh,...

May 21, 2026, 9:21 AM

What Jewish Education Looks Like from 90,000 Feet

Eleven students in the Leffell Space Program climbed onto a school bus loaded with antennas, laptops, radios, tools, and tracking systems and headed off to launch and (hopefully) recover the program's first high-altitude weather balloon and payload on the...

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