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How Does One Actually Prove a Human is Smarter Than a Housefly?

How Does One Actually Prove a Human is Smarter Than a Housefly?

On the Quality of Genius, Across Species

By Nicholas P. Money | October 10, 2019

Why Office Workers Can't Sleep (and Why That's Bad)

Why Office Workers Can't Sleep (and Why That's Bad)

Linda Geddes on the Science of Rest

By Linda Geddes | October 9, 2019

What Are the Actual Chances of Being Buried Alive?

What Are the Actual Chances of Being Buried Alive?

Caitlin Doughty Has Your Important Facts For Surviving Daily Life

By Caitlin Doughty | October 9, 2019

The Crisis Beneath Our Feet: <br>On the Destruction of Soil

The Crisis Beneath Our Feet:
On the Destruction of Soil

Isabella Tree on Rewilding the Land

By Isabella Tree | October 3, 2019

Can Fiction Introduce Empathy Into AI? Do We Want It To?

Can Fiction Introduce Empathy Into AI? Do We Want It To?

Flynn Coleman on the Potential for Ethical Technology

By Flynn Coleman | October 3, 2019

Jeanette Winterson and Mark O'Connell on the Future of Humanity in a Tech-Dominated World

Jeanette Winterson and Mark O'Connell on the Future of Humanity in a Tech-Dominated World

"One day, maybe, a body will be like a costume, put it on, take it off."

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2019

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Are Civilization and Income Inequality Inextricably Intertwined?

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If You Existed in Multiple Universes, How Would You Act In This One?

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The Octopus: An Alien Among Us

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It Turns Out Nature's Way Involves a Lot of Living With Your Parents

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In Search of Hysteria: The Man Who Thought He Could Define Madness

In Search of Hysteria: The Man Who Thought He Could Define Madness

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Vanishing Bees Should Not Be the New Normal

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"The time to take action is now."

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Can Humans Read Animals' Minds?

Can Humans Read Animals' Minds?

Lars Svendsen on the Philosophical Problem of "Pet" Consciousness

By Lars Svendsen | September 19, 2019

What Would Happen If the World Lost the Internet?

What Would Happen If the World Lost the Internet?

Mike Pearl on the Unnerving Depth of Our Digital Dependence

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Searching for Women's Voices in the Harshest Landscape on Earth

Searching for Women's Voices in the Harshest Landscape on Earth

Elizabeth Rush on Antarctica, the "Last Male Sanctuary."

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Will It Ever Be Ethical for Athletes to Edit Their Genes?

Will It Ever Be Ethical for Athletes to Edit Their Genes?

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