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The Desire for Friendship Runs Deeper in Primates Than We Thought

The Desire for Friendship Runs Deeper in Primates Than We Thought

Lydia Denworth on the Science of Social Groups and the Bonds That Keep Us Alive

By Lydia Denworth | January 28, 2020

How, Exactly, Does Neuroscience Account for the Way We See Color?

How, Exactly, Does Neuroscience Account for the Way We See Color?

Riccardo Manzotti and Tim Parks Debate the Internalist View of Consciousness

By Riccardo Manzotti and Tim Parks | January 24, 2020

When a Man Took a Joke in a Pepsi Ad Seriously,<br> Chaos Ensued

When a Man Took a Joke in a Pepsi Ad Seriously,
Chaos Ensued

Matt Parker on the Time Someone Tried to Buy a
Jet Plane Using Pepsi Points

By Matt Parker | January 23, 2020

15 Great Books That Speak to the Lives of Middle-Aged Women

15 Great Books That Speak to the Lives of Middle-Aged Women

Ada Calhoun Offers a Long Overdue Reading List

By Ada Calhoun | January 9, 2020

Has Listening Become<br> a Lost Art?

Has Listening Become
a Lost Art?

Kate Murphy on the Evolving Modes of Communication
in the 21st Century

By Kate Murphy | January 7, 2020

On the Strange Connection Between Brain Damage and Sex Drive

On the Strange Connection Between Brain Damage and Sex Drive

Sarah Vallance Learns to Navigate a Post-Traumatic Life of Desire

By Sarah Vallance | January 6, 2020

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How Do Some Authors “Lose Control” of Their Characters?

By Jim Davies | December 18, 2019

Why (and How, Exactly) Did Early Humans Start Cooking?

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How Tycho Brahe Discovered a New Star with a Piece of String

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The Endless Memories Preserved in Siberia's Ice

The Endless Memories Preserved in Siberia's Ice

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By Heather Altfeld | November 22, 2019

Hopepunk and Solarpunk: On Climate Narratives That Go Beyond the Apocalypse

Hopepunk and Solarpunk: On Climate Narratives That Go Beyond the Apocalypse

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When the Baby Penguins Come<br> Into the World

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On the Sci-Fi Pioneer Who Brought Math to the Masses

On the Sci-Fi Pioneer Who Brought Math to the Masses

David Lindsay Roberts Considers the Career of E.T. Bell

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Terry Tempest Williams on William Merwin and Becoming an Environmental Activist

Terry Tempest Williams on William Merwin and Becoming an Environmental Activist

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Writes to His Fans

Neil deGrasse Tyson Writes to His Fans

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