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Peter Cave on the Scholars, Dreamers, and Sages Who Can Teach Us How to Live

Peter Cave on the Scholars, Dreamers, and Sages Who Can Teach Us How to Live

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 23, 2023

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

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

Alaya Dawn Johnson Considers the Persistence of Real Life

By Alaya Dawn Johnson | June 14, 2023

Peter Gleick on the Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and Hopeful Future of Water

Peter Gleick on the Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and Hopeful Future of Water

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 14, 2023

The Cathedral of Science: On the Struggle to Find Clear and Satisfying Solutions

The Cathedral of Science: On the Struggle to Find Clear and Satisfying Solutions

Amy Dockser Marcus Explores Power Imbalances Within the Wider Scientific Community

By Amy Dockser Marcus | June 12, 2023

Order vs. Randomness: What Math Can Teach Us About the Stage

Order vs. Randomness: What Math Can Teach Us About the Stage

Stephen Abbott Helps Make Sense of the Mathematical Underpinnings of Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt

By Stephen Abbott | June 9, 2023

More Than Cute: Inside the Complex World of Animal Infancy

More Than Cute: Inside the Complex World of Animal Infancy

Danna Staaf Explores the Commonalities Between Small Humans and Small Animals

By Danna Staaf | June 8, 2023

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Ada Limón's poem is going to one of Jupiter's moons and your name can go with it.

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Tool or Terror? Looking to Literature to Better Understand Artificial Intelligence

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How Women and Girls Struggle to Pursue Their Interest In Science

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Melissa L. Sevigny on the Need to Tell More Stories About Ordinary Female Scientists

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Looking Back at Earth From the Vantage of the Mars Space-Race

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“A Solid, Blue-Black World.” What William Beebe Found at the Bottom of the Ocean

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Ashlee Vance on the Historical Precedents, Environmental Risks, and Business Opportunities of Colonizing Space

Ashlee Vance on the Historical Precedents, Environmental Risks, and Business Opportunities of Colonizing Space

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Steven Cohen’s Pragmatic Approach to Environmentally Sustainable Growth

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Jeremy Sherman Wonders Why There Are So Many Assholes Around These Days

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