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“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

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

This Week from the Radio Open Source Podcast
with Christopher Lydon

By Open Source | July 2, 2021

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

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

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

By Stephen Marche | June 23, 2021

Jeff VanderMeer and Lili Taylor Talk Books, Birds, and Beauty

By Megan Mayhew Bergman | June 21, 2021

Andy Weir on the Problem of Interstellar Travel

By New Books Network | June 18, 2021

On the Self-Sustaining Ecosystem and Beauty of Scotland’s Man-Made Bings

On the Self-Sustaining Ecosystem and Beauty of Scotland’s Man-Made Bings

Cal Flyn Considers “Ugly” Wastelands, Natural Recovery, and Oil Production

By Cal Flyn | June 18, 2021

The Search for Extraterrestrial Life is Also a Search for Extraterrestrial Death

The Search for Extraterrestrial Life is Also a Search for Extraterrestrial Death

Avi Loeb Guests on the Radio Open Source Podcast with Christopher Lydon

By Open Source | June 18, 2021

The Balloon-Hoax of Edgar Allan Poe and Early New York Grifters

The Balloon-Hoax of Edgar Allan Poe and Early New York Grifters

John Tresch on the Advent of Extreme Publicity

By John Tresch | June 16, 2021

Everything you need to know about last week’s Anthony Fauci book deal controversy.

Everything you need to know about last week’s Anthony Fauci book deal controversy.

By Walker Caplan | June 15, 2021

What the Eruption of Mt. St. Helens Can Teach Us About Real-Time Disasters

What the Eruption of Mt. St. Helens Can Teach Us About Real-Time Disasters

Ruby McConnell on Catastrophe’s Hard-Earned Lessons

By Ruby McConnell | June 15, 2021

How the Xenophobic Legacy of Ebola Shaped America’s Fear and Denial of COVID-19

How the Xenophobic Legacy of Ebola Shaped America’s Fear and Denial of COVID-19

Kari Nixon on the Harmful Effects of American Disease
Fantasies Like The Hot Zone

By Kari Nixon | June 14, 2021

Lawrence Wright Traces the Parallels Between the Black Death and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lawrence Wright Traces the Parallels Between the Black Death and the COVID-19 Pandemic

On 14th-Century Italy, Medieval Medicine, and the Consequences of the Plague

By Lawrence Wright | June 11, 2021

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