Polar Nightmare: On One of the First International Expeditions of the Modern Era

Polar Nightmare: On One of the First International Expeditions of the Modern Era

Julian Sancton Considers the Belgica Expedition and Frederick Albert Cook as an Antihero

By Julian Sancton | May 4, 2021

What the “Traditional Conception” of Physics Fails to Account For

What the “Traditional Conception” of Physics Fails to Account For

Chiara Marletto on the World-Opening Potential of Counterfactuals

By Chiara Marletto | May 4, 2021

Objectophilia: On the People Who Fall in Love with Inanimate Things

Objectophilia: On the People Who Fall in Love with Inanimate Things

“People love objects because they reflect what we value in ourselves.”

By Genki Ferguson | April 30, 2021

“A House is Just a Pile of Stuff with a Cover on It.” When Less Really is More

“A House is Just a Pile of Stuff with a Cover on It.” When Less Really is More

Leidy Klotz on How Hard It Can Be to Truly Subtract From Our Lives

By Leidy Klotz | April 30, 2021

On What Emotional Attachment to Robots Might Mean for the Future

On What Emotional Attachment to Robots Might Mean for the Future

Kate Darling Considers the As-Yet Untold Exploitation of Our Dependence on AI

By Kate Darling | April 29, 2021

You can now read Jane Austen in . . . molecule form.

You can now read Jane Austen in . . . molecule form.

By Walker Caplan | April 23, 2021

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The Cartography of Wolves

By Tony Hiss | April 22, 2021

Why Don’t We Talk More About Sibling Estrangement?

By Keen On | April 22, 2021

How the Sinister Study of Eugenics Legitimized Forced Sterilization in the United States

By Audrey Clare Farley | April 22, 2021

Alyssa Collins has been awarded the Octavia E. Butler Fellowship.

Alyssa Collins has been awarded the Octavia E. Butler Fellowship.

By Walker Caplan | April 21, 2021

Rediscovering the Scientist-Priest Who Radically Changed Our View of the Universe

Rediscovering the Scientist-Priest Who Radically Changed Our View of the Universe

Guido Tonelli on the Intuition of Georges Lemaître

By Guido Tonelli | April 19, 2021

On the Link Between Great Thinking and Obsessive Walking

On the Link Between Great Thinking and Obsessive Walking

From Charles Darwin to Toni Morrison, Jeremy DeSilva Looks at
Our Need to Move

By Jeremy DeSilva | April 19, 2021

Simon Winchester Advises Against Eating Polar Bear Liver

Simon Winchester Advises Against Eating Polar Bear Liver

This Week from the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | April 15, 2021

From K-Pop to a Bach Cantata: How the Brain Recognizes Music

From K-Pop to a Bach Cantata: How the Brain Recognizes Music

Michael Spitzer Looks at the Universality of Rhythm and Melody

By Michael Spitzer | April 15, 2021

Inside the Secret Facility Where the USSR’s First Cosmonauts Trained

Inside the Secret Facility Where the USSR’s First Cosmonauts Trained

Stephen Walker on the Vanguard Six

By Stephen Walker | April 15, 2021

On Spite: The Pros and Cons of Being Deeply... Petty

On Spite: The Pros and Cons of Being Deeply... Petty

Simon McCarthy-Jones Offers a Brief History of
Small Human Vengeances

By Simon McCarthy-Jones | April 14, 2021

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