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Peter Grinspoon, MD, Untangles the Truth About Marijuana

Peter Grinspoon, MD, Untangles the Truth About Marijuana

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 24, 2023

“But Where’s Its Anus?” On How We Imagine Alien Lifeforms

“But Where’s Its Anus?” On How We Imagine Alien Lifeforms

Jaime Green Considers Our Anthropomorphic Biases

By Jaime Green | April 18, 2023

The Patterns of Poetry: On the Mathematical and Poetic Value of Numbers

The Patterns of Poetry: On the Mathematical and Poetic Value of Numbers

Sarah Hart Explores the Intersection of Math and Literature

By Sarah Hart | April 12, 2023

The Most Mysterious of Arts: On the Science of Reading

The Most Mysterious of Arts: On the Science of Reading

Adrian Johns Considers Our Attempts to Codify and Optimize Learning

By Adrian Johns | April 7, 2023

Sarah Bakewell on Posthumanism, Transhumanism, and What it Actually Means to Be “Human”

Sarah Bakewell on Posthumanism, Transhumanism, and What it Actually Means to Be “Human”

“Will machine minds ever acquire anything like our ability to have thoughts of seriousness and depth?”

By Sarah Bakewell | April 5, 2023

How Stress Creeps Through Social Inequity to Shorten Lives

How Stress Creeps Through Social Inequity to Shorten Lives

Dr. Arline T. Geronimus on Stress and the Human Biological Canvas

By Arline T. Geronimus | March 31, 2023

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How Smell—the Most Underrated Sense—Was Overpowered By Our Other Senses

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Hitting the Aesthetic Triad While Gazing at Art

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Dr Ben Alderson-Day on the Strange Science and True Stories of the Unseen Other

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Monica C. Parker on the Extraordinary Emotion That can Change the Way We Live: Wonder

Monica C. Parker on the Extraordinary Emotion That can Change the Way We Live: Wonder

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On the Ethics of Preserving—and Cutting Short—the Life of a Pet

On the Ethics of Preserving—and Cutting Short—the Life of a Pet

Karen Fine Considers a Veterinarian’s Duty of Care

By Karen Fine | March 17, 2023

Is Gillian Anderson’s New Anthology of Women’s Sexual Fantasies Too Restrictive?

Is Gillian Anderson’s New Anthology of Women’s Sexual Fantasies Too Restrictive?

Ellie Broughton on the Sex Education Star’s Replanting of a Secret Garden

By Ellie Broughton | March 16, 2023

In Argentina, How the Bones of the Dead Communicate With the Living

In Argentina, How the Bones of the Dead Communicate With the Living

Alexa Hagerty on a Country’s Continuing Quest for Memory, Truth, and Justice

By Alexa Hagerty | March 16, 2023

Daisy Hildyard on the Ancient Origins of James Lovelock, Progenitor of Gaia Theory

Daisy Hildyard on the Ancient Origins of James Lovelock, Progenitor of Gaia Theory

“Lovelock’s origin can be traced back thirteen billion years, and more, to an event that lasted for a fraction of a moment.”

By Daisy Hildyard | March 16, 2023

Fabulous Fungi: On the Endless Possibilities of the Mushroom

Fabulous Fungi: On the Endless Possibilities of the Mushroom

Meg Madden Explores the Many Ways to Use Mushrooms

By Meg Madden | March 9, 2023

Steven Kotler on How to Stay “Rad” While Growing Old

Steven Kotler on How to Stay “Rad” While Growing Old

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 1, 2023

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