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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

No Billionaires Detected: What It Was Like to Walk on the Moon in the Summer of 1971

No Billionaires Detected: What It Was Like to Walk on the Moon in the Summer of 1971

Looking Back at Apollo Missions 14 and 15, and the Crater that Eluded Mankind

By Earl Swift | July 21, 2021

The Human Behind the “Monster.” On the Misrepresentations of Forensic Psychiatry

The Human Behind the “Monster.” On the Misrepresentations of Forensic Psychiatry

Dr. Gwen Adshead on How We (Mis)treat Mental Illness

By Dr. Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne | July 21, 2021

It’s official! According to science, reading fiction makes you nicer.

It’s official! According to science, reading fiction makes you nicer.

By Walker Caplan | July 20, 2021

Vocal Effects: How Hormones Change the Way We Sound

Vocal Effects: How Hormones Change the Way We Sound

Carole Hooven on the Role of Testosterone in Human Speech

By Carole Hooven | July 19, 2021

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Soccer-Playing Bees? Elephant Joy? What Animals Feel

By Henry Mance | July 15, 2021

The Importance of Forgetting: Where Borges and Child Psychiatrists Agree

By scottasmall | July 13, 2021

The Science of Happy Hour: On the Irresistible Chemistry of Your Favorite Drinks

By Kate Biberdorf | July 9, 2021

“A Revolutionary Beauty Secret!” On the Rise and Fall of Radium in the Beauty Industry

“A Revolutionary Beauty Secret!” On the Rise and Fall of Radium in the Beauty Industry

Lucy Jane Santos on the Most Dangerous Skincare Ingredient of the Early 20th Century

By Lucy Jane Santos | July 8, 2021

The Gateway to Friendship: How and—Why—I Befriended a Wild Fox

The Gateway to Friendship: How and—Why—I Befriended a Wild Fox

Catherine Raven on Interspecies Empathy and an Unexpected Furry Companion

By Catherine Raven | July 6, 2021

What is Deep-Sea Mining Doing to the Planet?

What is Deep-Sea Mining Doing to the Planet?

Helen Scales on What’s at Stake For the Earth’s Biodiversity

By Helen Scales | July 6, 2021

On the FDA’s Shocking Approval of Anti-Alzheimer’s Drug Aducanumab

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How Humans Have (Unintentionally) Influenced the Evolution of Wild Animals and the Environment

How Humans Have (Unintentionally) Influenced the Evolution of Wild Animals and the Environment

Emma Marris on Our Relationships with—and Responsibilities Toward—the Planet’s Wild Animals

By Emma Marris | July 1, 2021

What Could Equitable and Effective Biopolitics Look Like After the Pandemic?

What Could Equitable and Effective Biopolitics Look Like After the Pandemic?

Benjamin Bratton on the Public’s Perception of Epidemiological Technology

By Benjamin Bratton | June 30, 2021

The Imitation of Consciousness: On the Present and Future of Natural Language Processing

The Imitation of Consciousness: On the Present and Future of Natural Language Processing

Stephen Marche Considers AI, Machine Learning, and “the Labyrinth of Another’s Being”

By Stephen Marche | June 23, 2021

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