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The Natural World Can Teach Us a Lot About the Ancient Art of Bulls**t

The Natural World Can Teach Us a Lot About the Ancient Art of Bulls**t

On Deceptive Ravens, Bluffing Shrimp and Other Snake Oil Salesmen

By Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin D. West | August 4, 2020

Why Stories Makes Sense of Our Lives (and Relationships)

Why Stories Makes Sense of Our Lives (and Relationships)

Frank Tallis on the Anthropological View of Storytelling

By Frank Tallis | July 22, 2020

One Challenge for Future Mars Explorers? Boredom.

One Challenge for Future Mars Explorers? Boredom.

Kate Greene on Idleness and Deprivation in Space

By Kate Greene | July 21, 2020

The Monster That Everyone Saw and No One Cared to Talk About

The Monster That Everyone Saw and No One Cared to Talk About

Colin Dickey on Tensions Between Folklore and Mainstream Science

By Colin Dickey | July 21, 2020

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What Our First Close Look at Mars Actually Revealed

The Disappointment of a Blighted Planet

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When Trees Walk the Earth

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'Something Like My Own Obituary.' Albert Einstein on Skepticism, Reason, and Truth

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