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When English and Computer Code Both Feel Like Foreign Languages

When English and Computer Code Both Feel Like Foreign Languages

"I am Ill at Ease in a Room of People Speaking Quickly and Fluidly"

By David Auerbach | August 31, 2018

We Know Much Less About Evolution Than We Thought

We Know Much Less About Evolution Than We Thought

The Tree of Life is a Freaky Tree

By David Quammen | August 29, 2018

Are Human Genes Changing As Fast As Culture and Technology?

Are Human Genes Changing As Fast As Culture and Technology?

On the Rise of Epigenetics in the Anthropocene

By Peter Ward | August 22, 2018

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is the Best Place on the Internet

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is the Best Place on the Internet

Self-Referential, Argumentative, and Never Dispassionate

By MH Rowe | August 16, 2018

What Does Immersing Yourself in a Book Do To Your Brain?

What Does Immersing Yourself in a Book Do To Your Brain?

On Neurochemistry, Lucia Berlin, and the Dangers of Empathy Loss

By Maryanne Wolf | August 8, 2018

On the Birth of Princess Margaret and the Rise of Astrology as We Know It

On the Birth of Princess Margaret and the Rise of Astrology as We Know It

The Royal Family Was Really Into Horoscopes

By Craig Brown | August 6, 2018

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What Future is There for America's Desert Cities?

By Saritha Ramakrishna | July 25, 2018

How to Stop the Spread of Anti-Vaxxer Misinformation

How to Stop the Spread of Anti-Vaxxer Misinformation

"As a scientist, I believe ignorance is best countered by the facts"

By Michael Kinch | July 9, 2018

I Worked in Biology for 17 Years... Then I Became a Writer

I Worked in Biology for 17 Years... Then I Became a Writer

From Studying Silkmoth Eggs to Studying Fiction

By Grace Dane Mazur | July 6, 2018

A Lifetime of Reading Oliver Sacks, Before and After My Diagnosis

A Lifetime of Reading Oliver Sacks, Before and After My Diagnosis

On Finding Comfort in the Science of the Brain

By Christian Donlan | July 5, 2018

Where Do Whales Go When They Die?

Where Do Whales Go When They Die?

Tens of Thousands of Pounds Don't Just Disappear Overnight...

By Nick Pyenson | June 29, 2018

Science Brings Us Closer to the Miraculous

Science Brings Us Closer to the Miraculous

On Medicine, Magic, and Writing a Book About Both

By Liese O'Halloran Schwarz | June 26, 2018

The All-Too Human Cost of Appalachia's Fracking Boom

The All-Too Human Cost of Appalachia's Fracking Boom

America's Answer to Energy Scarcity Has Always Been to Dig Deeper

By Eliza Griswold | June 19, 2018

What Are Cows Saying When They Moo?

What Are Cows Saying When They Moo?

Each Cow Has Her Own Method for Asking a Question

By Rosamund Young | June 13, 2018

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