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Spectacular Pseudoscience: The Fall and Rise of Bioelectricity

Spectacular Pseudoscience: The Fall and Rise of Bioelectricity

Sally Adee on the Origins of Frankenstein and the Dark Ethics of Electroshock Technology

By Sally Adee | February 28, 2023

Lucy Jones on the Fascinatingly Weird Lifeforms of the Forest Floor

Lucy Jones on the Fascinatingly Weird Lifeforms of the Forest Floor

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | February 27, 2023

How the Resurgence of Whale Populations Impacts Our Ecosystem

How the Resurgence of Whale Populations Impacts Our Ecosystem

Christopher J. Preston on the History and Future of Whale Conservation

By Christopher J. Preston | February 22, 2023

Untangling the Wolf: Erica Berry on Fairytales, Fear, and Dismantling Narratives

Untangling the Wolf: Erica Berry on Fairytales, Fear, and Dismantling Narratives

Martha Anne Toll Talks to the Author of Wolfish

By Martha Anne Toll | February 22, 2023

Kelly Weill on Flat Earthers and Other Anti-Science Fundamentalists

Kelly Weill on Flat Earthers and Other Anti-Science Fundamentalists

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 22, 2023

“The Miracle Cure.” A Brief History of Lobotomies

“The Miracle Cure.” A Brief History of Lobotomies

Dr. Jeffrey A. Lieberman on Early Psychosurgery—and Its Impact on the Kennedys and Tennessee Williams

By Jeffrey A. Lieberman | February 21, 2023

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Laline Paull: What Would Other Species Tell Us If They Could Talk?

By Keen On | February 17, 2023

Lynn Cullen on the Woman Who Pioneered the Polio Vaccine and Changed the World

By Keen On | February 17, 2023

In Search of Clear, Night Skies: On Preserving Earth’s Darkest Places

By Johan Eklöf | February 15, 2023

Theorizing the Basis of Our World: A Reading List on Quantum Reality

Theorizing the Basis of Our World: A Reading List on Quantum Reality

Heinrich Päs Recommends Manjit Kumar, Jim Baggott, and More

By Heinrich Päs | February 10, 2023

How Astronaut Class 8 Broke Racial and Gender Barriers

How Astronaut Class 8 Broke Racial and Gender Barriers

Meredith Bagby on NASA's Earliest Efforts at Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

By Meredith Bagby | February 7, 2023

Annalee Newitz Imagines the Distant Future, 60,000 Years From Now

Annalee Newitz Imagines the Distant Future, 60,000 Years From Now

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 1, 2023

How a Catholic Priest Discovered the Expansion of the Universe

How a Catholic Priest Discovered the Expansion of the Universe

Dan Levitt on Georges Lemaître’s Dual Devotion to Science and Faith

By Dan Levitt | January 26, 2023

Aubrey Gordon on Debunking Myths About Fatness

Aubrey Gordon on Debunking Myths About Fatness

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | January 26, 2023

Danielle Clode on Koalas: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future

Danielle Clode on Koalas: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 23, 2023

A Revolutionary Red City? Justin Hollander Savors and Fears the First City on Mars

A Revolutionary Red City? Justin Hollander Savors and Fears the First City on Mars

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By Keen On | January 20, 2023

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