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Jonah Lehrer on the Science of Mystery

Jonah Lehrer on the Science of Mystery

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 17, 2021

Mapping the Cerebral: What Are Dreams and Why Are They Essential?

Mapping the Cerebral: What Are Dreams and Why Are They Essential?

Sidarta Ribeiro on the Cultural History of Dreaming and the Role of Memory

By Sidarta Ribeiro | August 16, 2021

Inherit the Earth: James Rebanks on the Struggles of the Small Family Farmer

Inherit the Earth: James Rebanks on the Struggles of the Small Family Farmer

“The months after my father’s death were the hardest of my life.”

By James Rebanks | August 12, 2021

So You Want to Write a Novel About a Legendary Corn Geneticist...

So You Want to Write a Novel About a Legendary Corn Geneticist...

Rachel Pastan on What It Takes to Fictionalize a Life

By Rachel Pastan | August 12, 2021

Robert Ballard, the Man Who's Discovered More Than Just the <em>Titanic</em>

Robert Ballard, the Man Who's Discovered More Than Just the Titanic

This Week from Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady

By Just the Right Book | August 12, 2021

A new study shows that girls write fewer female characters as they get older.

A new study shows that girls write fewer female characters as they get older.

By Walker Caplan | August 11, 2021

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The 18th-Century Quaker Farmboy Who Laid the Groundwork for Atomic Theory

By Harry Cliff | August 10, 2021

Encountering One of the Most Toxic Trees in the World

By Meg Lowman | August 10, 2021

We Should All Be Playing in the Dirt More... According to Science!

By Lucy Jones | August 6, 2021

Catherine Raven: Why We’re More Like Animals Than We Think

Catherine Raven: Why We’re More Like Animals Than We Think

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | August 6, 2021

To Be Popular You Must Already Be Popular: On the Dangers of the Bandwagon Effect

To Be Popular You Must Already Be Popular: On the Dangers of the Bandwagon Effect

Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein Consider the Power of Social Influence

By Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein | August 5, 2021

Seeking Sanctuary from Electromagnetic Radiation in Green Bank, West Virginia

Seeking Sanctuary from Electromagnetic Radiation in Green Bank, West Virginia

Stephen Kurczy Visits the “Log Lady” of the Quiet Zone

By Stephen Kurczy | August 4, 2021

Exploring the Moon: Revisiting Apollo 15's Lunar Landing, 50 Years Later

Exploring the Moon: Revisiting Apollo 15's Lunar Landing, 50 Years Later

Andrew Chaikin on Three Days Spent in a Geologic Wonderland

By Andrew Chaikin | July 30, 2021

This new project is sending 125 self-published authors’ books to the moon.

This new project is sending 125 self-published authors’ books to the moon.

By Walker Caplan | July 28, 2021

Why Flat Earthers, Moon Landing Truthers, and Other Conspiracy Theorists Believe Their Own Nonsense

Why Flat Earthers, Moon Landing Truthers, and Other Conspiracy Theorists Believe Their Own Nonsense

John V. Petrocelli on the Alarming Spread of Fake News and Society's Increasing Aversion to Critical Thinking

By John V. Petrocelli | July 28, 2021

Would You Give Up Air-Conditioning If You Knew It Would Save the Planet?

Would You Give Up Air-Conditioning If You Knew It Would Save the Planet?

Eric Dean Wilson on the Perpetual American Need for Comfort

By Eric Dean Wilson | July 26, 2021

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