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The Fraught History (and Inevitable Future) of Space Tourism

The Fraught History (and Inevitable Future) of Space Tourism

Peter Ward on the Cost of Human Luxury Among the Stars

By Peter Ward | October 23, 2019

Teaching Climate Change With <em>The Lorax</em> and <em>The Jungle</em>

Teaching Climate Change With The Lorax and The Jungle

Mark Gozonsky on Getting High-School Kids to Read and Care About the Climate in Unconventional Ways

By Mark Gozonsky | October 21, 2019

How Do We Preserve the Vanishing Foods of the Earth?

How Do We Preserve the Vanishing Foods of the Earth?

Apples, Blue Honeysuckles, and the Soviet Seed Collector Who Protected the Earth's Biodiversity

By Lenore Newman | October 15, 2019

No One Really Knows Why Humans Can Walk

No One Really Knows Why Humans Can Walk

Bill Bryson on the History of Bipedalism

By Bill Bryson | October 15, 2019

How Does One Actually Prove a Human is Smarter Than a Housefly?

How Does One Actually Prove a Human is Smarter Than a Housefly?

On the Quality of Genius, Across Species

By Nicholas P. Money | October 10, 2019

Why Office Workers Can't Sleep (and Why That's Bad)

Why Office Workers Can't Sleep (and Why That's Bad)

Linda Geddes on the Science of Rest

By Linda Geddes | October 9, 2019

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What Are the Actual Chances of Being Buried Alive?

By Caitlin Doughty | October 9, 2019

The Crisis Beneath Our Feet:
On the Destruction of Soil

By Isabella Tree | October 3, 2019

Can Fiction Introduce Empathy Into AI? Do We Want It To?

By Flynn Coleman | October 3, 2019

Jeanette Winterson and Mark O'Connell on the Future of Humanity in a Tech-Dominated World

Jeanette Winterson and Mark O'Connell on the Future of Humanity in a Tech-Dominated World

"One day, maybe, a body will be like a costume, put it on, take it off."

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2019

Are Civilization and Income Inequality Inextricably Intertwined?

Are Civilization and Income Inequality Inextricably Intertwined?

Christopher Ryan on the Transition from Hunter-Gather Societies to So-Called Civilization

By Christopher Ryan | October 1, 2019

If You Existed in Multiple Universes, How Would You Act In This One?

If You Existed in Multiple Universes, How Would You Act In This One?

Lessons in Morality from Quantum Physics!

By Sean Carroll | September 23, 2019

The Octopus: An Alien Among Us

The Octopus: An Alien Among Us

Michael S. A. Graziano on the Evolution of Animal Consciousness

By Michael S. A. Graziano | September 23, 2019

Animals Are Basically... Millennials?

Animals Are Basically... Millennials?

It Turns Out Nature's Way Involves a Lot of Living With Your Parents

By Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers | September 20, 2019

In Search of Hysteria: The Man Who Thought He Could Define Madness

In Search of Hysteria: The Man Who Thought He Could Define Madness

On Jean-Martin Charcot, Dark Star of 19th-Century Neurology

By Allan H. Ropper and Brian Burrell | September 20, 2019

Vanishing Bees Should Not Be the New Normal

Vanishing Bees Should Not Be the New Normal

"The time to take action is now."

By Brigit Strawbridge Howard | September 20, 2019

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