How the World’s Languages Evolved Over Time

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

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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

By Benjamin Ehrlich | March 15, 2022

Put Down That Flyswatter: Why We Need Flies to Exist

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Oliver Milman on Our Great Debt to Insects

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Alexander Zaitchik on the Rise of Medical Moneymaking

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Where Does Childhood Wonder Come From—And Why Does it End?

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Frank C. Keil on a Child's View of the World

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Kathy Gilsinan on the Different Kinds of War We’re Facing Right Now

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Jackie Higgins on What Animals Reveal About Our Senses

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Worlds Unseen and Unimagined: On Learning About Human Senses Through the Animal Kingdom

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Jackie Higgins Considers the Abundance of Biodiversity All Around Us

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Carl Erik Fisher on Undoing the Notion of Addiction as an Irredeemable State

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In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

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