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Meet the Writers on the Baillie Gifford Prize Longlist

Meet the Writers on the Baillie Gifford Prize Longlist

Interviews with Some of Today’s Finest Writers of Nonfiction

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2022

“Let the Bees Tell You.” On the Holy Bible (For Beekeepers) of Buckfast Abbey

“Let the Bees Tell You.” On the Holy Bible (For Beekeepers) of Buckfast Abbey

Allison LaSorda Considers the Unlikely Legacy of a Benedictine Apiarist

By Allison LaSorda | September 29, 2022

What Makes Spiders So Terribly Scary to Human Beings?

What Makes Spiders So Terribly Scary to Human Beings?

Kate Summerscale on the Enduring Persistence of Arachnophobia

By Kate Summerscale | September 28, 2022

Is There Really a Science of Belonging That Can Help Us Create Connection and Bridge Divides?

Is There Really a Science of Belonging That Can Help Us Create Connection and Bridge Divides?

Geoffrey L. Cohen in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 26, 2022

What Math Can Tell Us About the Nature of the Universe

What Math Can Tell Us About the Nature of the Universe

Manil Suri on the Less-Logical Side of Mathematical Knowledge

By Manil Suri | September 22, 2022

Instinct vs. Insight: How Much Foresight Do Animals Have?

Instinct vs. Insight: How Much Foresight Do Animals Have?

Thomas Suddendorf, Jonathan Redshaw, and Adam Bulley on the Capacity to Think Ahead

By Thomas Suddendorf, Jonathan Redshaw, and Adam Bulley | September 22, 2022

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Why Smarter People Might Be More Prone to Irrational Biases

By Woo-kyoung Ahn | September 15, 2022

Rachel Aviv: Why It’s Difficult to Trust Your Own Experiences of Mental Illness

By The Maris Review | September 15, 2022

Brains, Breasts, Bowels, and Bladders: A History of the World Through Body Parts

By Keen On | September 15, 2022

What Rituals Across Cultures Reveal About the Human Condition

What Rituals Across Cultures Reveal About the Human Condition

Dimitris Xygalatas on the Healing Properties of Risky Behavior

By Dimitris Xygalatas | September 14, 2022

Was It Ever Possible For One Person To Read Every Book Ever Written (in English)?

Was It Ever Possible For One Person To Read Every Book Ever Written (in English)?

Randall Munroe Provides a Serious Answer To a Very Hypothetical Literary Question

By Randall Munroe | September 13, 2022

Gut Feelings: How Does Intuition Work, Anyway?

Gut Feelings: How Does Intuition Work, Anyway?

Elaine Fox Explores an Illusive Form of Intelligence

By Elaine Fox | September 12, 2022

David G. Haskell on the Beginning of Sound on Earth

David G. Haskell on the Beginning of Sound on Earth

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | September 12, 2022

David Suzuki on the Urgency of Scientific Education in an Era of Climate Emergency

David Suzuki on the Urgency of Scientific Education in an Era of Climate Emergency

"It is clear that reason and facts alone no longer suffice to move people and society to action."

By David Suzuki | September 8, 2022

On Wildness and Communication: Exploring the Inner Lives of Animals in Fiction

On Wildness and Communication: Exploring the Inner Lives of Animals in Fiction

Talia Lakshmi Kolluri on the Inspiration Behind Her Debut Collection

By Talia Lakshmi Kolluri | September 8, 2022

Law of the Tongue: When Humans and Killer Whales Hunt Together

Law of the Tongue: When Humans and Killer Whales Hunt Together

Tom Mustill on the Unique Relationship Between a Pod and a Whaler

By Tom Mustill | September 7, 2022

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