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Andy Weir on the Problem of Interstellar Travel

Andy Weir on the Problem of Interstellar Travel

In Conversation with Rob Wolf on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | June 18, 2021

On the Self-Sustaining Ecosystem and Beauty of Scotland’s Man-Made Bings

On the Self-Sustaining Ecosystem and Beauty of Scotland’s Man-Made Bings

Cal Flyn Considers “Ugly” Wastelands, Natural Recovery, and Oil Production 

By Cal Flyn | June 18, 2021

The Search for Extraterrestrial Life is Also a Search for Extraterrestrial Death

The Search for Extraterrestrial Life is Also a Search for Extraterrestrial Death

Avi Loeb Guests on the Radio Open Source Podcast with Christopher Lydon

By Open Source | June 18, 2021

The Balloon-Hoax of Edgar Allan Poe and Early New York Grifters

The Balloon-Hoax of Edgar Allan Poe and Early New York Grifters

John Tresch on the Advent of Extreme Publicity

By John Tresch | June 16, 2021

Everything you need to know about last week’s Anthony Fauci book deal controversy.

Everything you need to know about last week’s Anthony Fauci book deal controversy.

By Walker Caplan | June 15, 2021

What the Eruption of Mt. St. Helens Can Teach Us About Real-Time Disasters

What the Eruption of Mt. St. Helens Can Teach Us About Real-Time Disasters

Ruby McConnell on Catastrophe’s Hard-Earned Lessons

By Ruby McConnell | June 15, 2021

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How the Xenophobic Legacy of Ebola Shaped America’s Fear and Denial of COVID-19

By Kari Nixon | June 14, 2021

Lawrence Wright Traces the Parallels Between the Black Death and the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Lawrence Wright | June 11, 2021

On the Young Doctors Who Came of Age During a Pandemic

By Emma Goldberg | June 11, 2021

Why Are We All So Obsessed with Genealogy?

Why Are We All So Obsessed with Genealogy?

Libby Copeland on America’s Endless Exploration of Its Own DNA

By Libby Copeland | June 11, 2021

How the Science of Self-Awareness Gives New Purpose to Writing Novels

How the Science of Self-Awareness Gives New Purpose to Writing Novels

Stephen M. Fleming in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 11, 2021

How Legendary Physicist Richard Feynman Helped Crack the Case on the Challenger Disaster

How Legendary Physicist Richard Feynman Helped Crack the Case on the Challenger Disaster

Kevin Cook on the Warnings NASA Ignored, With Tragic Results

By Kevin Cook | June 9, 2021

On the Alarming Disappearance and Destruction of America’s Great Wetlands

On the Alarming Disappearance and Destruction of America’s Great Wetlands

Patricia Hanlon Names a Subject of Critical Environmental Concern

By Patricia Hanlon | June 9, 2021

The Science (and Science Fiction) of Cryonic Preservation

The Science (and Science Fiction) of Cryonic Preservation

Philip Jaekl on Robert Ettinger and the Eternal Promise of Escaping Death Through Freezing

By Philip Jaekl | June 9, 2021

Who Might Have Discovered DNA’s Structure, Given the Opportunity to Try?

Who Might Have Discovered DNA’s Structure, Given the Opportunity to Try?

Maria Naylor in Conversation with Catherine Nichols on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | June 8, 2021

Lauren Aguirre on the Future of Alzheimer’s Research

Lauren Aguirre on the Future of Alzheimer’s Research

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | June 7, 2021

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