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On the Birth of Princess Margaret and the Rise of Astrology as We Know It

On the Birth of Princess Margaret and the Rise of Astrology as We Know It

The Royal Family Was Really Into Horoscopes

By Craig Brown | August 6, 2018

What If We Power the Artificial Heart with Plutonium?

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From the Annals of Questionable Ideas in Medicine

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The Man Who Put Premature Babies in Carnival Sideshows

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Martin Couney May Not Have Had Medical Credentials, But He Saved Thousands

By Dawn Raffel | August 3, 2018

What Future is There for America's Desert Cities?

What Future is There for America's Desert Cities?

Life in Phoenix at the Intersection of Race, Class and Climate Change

By Saritha Ramakrishna | July 25, 2018

How to Stop the Spread of Anti-Vaxxer Misinformation

How to Stop the Spread of Anti-Vaxxer Misinformation

"As a scientist, I believe ignorance is best countered by the facts"

By Michael Kinch | July 9, 2018

I Worked in Biology for 17 Years... Then I Became a Writer

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It Is Highly Unlikely That Any of This Exists: On the Origins of the Universe

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The False Nobility of Space Billionaires

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I Don't Spend Much Time in Nature, But I Love Reading About It

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