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The Universe is an Unreliable Narrator: Mindy Mejia Litsplains Physics

The Universe is an Unreliable Narrator: Mindy Mejia Litsplains Physics

"I learned how to tell a story from the first and greatest storyteller of all."

By Mindy Mejia | August 1, 2023

How the Bush Administration Hid the Dangers Posed by Climate Change

How the Bush Administration Hid the Dangers Posed by Climate Change

David Lipsky on the Manipulation of Language Behind Climate Change Denialism

By David Lipsky | July 31, 2023

When Predator Becomes Prey: Why Sharks Need Protection From Humans

When Predator Becomes Prey: Why Sharks Need Protection From Humans

Greg Skomal and Ret Talbot on America's Cultural Obsession With the Great White Shark

By Greg Skomal and Ret Talbot | July 26, 2023

Do Octopuses Dream of Elusive Crabs?

Do Octopuses Dream of Elusive Crabs?

David Scheel on the Sleep Patterns of Cephalopods

By David Scheel | July 24, 2023

Who. That. It. How We Speak About and For Animals

Who. That. It. How We Speak About and For Animals

Keggie Carew Considers the Ways Language Informs Our Perceptions of the Natural World

By Keggie Carew | July 19, 2023

Why Are So Many Babies Born Via C-Section?

Why Are So Many Babies Born Via C-Section?

Allison Yarrow on the Under-Examined Assumption of Cesarean Birth

By Allison Yarrow | July 19, 2023

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The Study of Reality: On Trauma, Quantum Mechanics, and Writing Science Fiction

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