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Why This Era of Global Change Demands New Language

Why This Era of Global Change Demands New Language

Audrey Schulman on the Limits of Scientific Terminology

By Audrey Schulman | April 21, 2022

Has Our Thinking About Regret Been All Wrong?

Has Our Thinking About Regret Been All Wrong?

Daniel Pink on Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady

By Just the Right Book | April 21, 2022

Should We Relish a “Post-Human” Future in Which We Will Be Able to Fully Empathize with the Natural World?

Should We Relish a “Post-Human” Future in Which We Will Be Able to Fully Empathize with the Natural World?

Steven Kotler in Conversation With Andrew Keen

By Keen On | April 19, 2022

On the Romance and Wonder of Victorian Science

On the Romance and Wonder of Victorian Science

Nicole Yunger Halpern in Praise of an Expansive, Fantastical Approach to Knowledge

By Nicole Yunger Halpern | April 18, 2022

How a Group of Concerned Citizens Sued the Government For Poisoning Them

How a Group of Concerned Citizens Sued the Government For Poisoning Them

Elena Conis on The Origins of the Fight Against DDT

By Elena Conis | April 15, 2022

Some Notes on Time, Memory, and the Artifacts We Leave Behind

Some Notes on Time, Memory, and the Artifacts We Leave Behind

Kristin Keane: “I cannot keep the arrow from moving forward.”

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Can a Machine Tell Us Who to Love?

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Humpback Whales Are Recovering! And Other Surprising Pieces of Good News

Some Unlikely and Hopeful Infographics From David McCandless

By David McCandless | March 30, 2022

How the World’s Languages Evolved Over Time

How the World’s Languages Evolved Over Time

Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater on the Solidification of Linguistic Conventions

By Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater | March 29, 2022

Profile of a Philanderer: What Kind of Man Becomes a Cheating Husband?

Profile of a Philanderer: What Kind of Man Becomes a Cheating Husband?

On Narcissism, Insecurity, and Other Red Flags

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Why We Need More Writers Practicing Medicine (and Vice Versa)

Why We Need More Writers Practicing Medicine (and Vice Versa)

Xi Chen Looks at Two Unexpectedly Intertwined Professions

By Xi Chen | March 21, 2022

Researchers are mapping the effects of climate change on Walden Pond—with help from Thoreau.

Researchers are mapping the effects of climate change on Walden Pond—with help from Thoreau.

By Walker Caplan | March 18, 2022

The Mysterious Man Who Discovered Neurons and Changed Science Forever

The Mysterious Man Who Discovered Neurons and Changed Science Forever

Benjamin Ehrlich on Studying the Genius Santiago Ramón y Cajal

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Put Down That Flyswatter: Why We Need Flies to Exist

Put Down That Flyswatter: Why We Need Flies to Exist

Oliver Milman on Our Great Debt to Insects

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