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Would E.T. Have Compassion for Us? Or Just Invade?

Would E.T. Have Compassion for Us? Or Just Invade?

Claire Isabel Webb Guests on Time to Eat the Dogs

By Time to Eat the Dogs | September 22, 2020

When in Doubt, Smile Like<br> an Axolotl

When in Doubt, Smile Like
an Axolotl

Aimee Nezhukumatathil in Praise of the Mexican Walking Fish

By Aimee Nezhukumatathil | September 11, 2020

Ann-Sophie Barwich on Cracking the Olfactory Code

Ann-Sophie Barwich on Cracking the Olfactory Code

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By New Books Network | September 10, 2020

Lake Michigan Thinks It's <br>Still an Ocean

Lake Michigan Thinks It's
Still an Ocean

Jill Sisson Quinn on the Strange Allure of One of the Great Lakes

By Jill Sisson Quinn | August 28, 2020

On Human Genetics and Racist Pseudoscience

On Human Genetics and Racist Pseudoscience

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | August 27, 2020

How Corporate Money Has Distorted American Science

How Corporate Money Has Distorted American Science

Clifford D. Conner on the Distortion of the Public-Private Relationship

By Clifford D. Conner | August 25, 2020

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Zombies, Pigs, Zombie Pigs, Capitalism, and You

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The Natural World Can Teach Us a Lot About the Ancient Art of Bulls**t

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Why Stories Makes Sense of Our Lives (and Relationships)

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One Challenge for Future Mars Explorers? Boredom.

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Kate Greene on Idleness and Deprivation in Space

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What Our First Close Look at Mars Actually Revealed

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