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On the Beauty of Math

On the Beauty of Math

Haim Shapira Examines the Poetry of Numbers

By Haim Shapira | June 27, 2019

The Rocket Scientist Who Had to Elude the FBI Before He Could Escape Earth

The Rocket Scientist Who Had to Elude the FBI Before He Could Escape Earth

Frank Malina's Scientific Dreams Were as Radical as His Politics

By Fraser MacDonald | June 26, 2019

Meet the Bay Area Butterflies Fighting For Survival

Meet the Bay Area Butterflies Fighting For Survival

But Can They Outlast Development and Drought?

By Nick Haddad | June 25, 2019

On America's Wild West of Dinosaur Fossil Hunting

On America's Wild West of Dinosaur Fossil Hunting

In 19th-Century America, Rare Old Bones Were a Resource Like Any Other

By Lukas Rieppel | June 24, 2019

How an Asteroid Could Destroy the World <em>Before</em> Impact

How an Asteroid Could Destroy the World Before Impact

In the Event of a Collision, Humanity Would Not Fare Well

By Gordon L. Dillow | June 20, 2019

The Weirdness, Wonder, and Terror of the Contemporary Zoo

The Weirdness, Wonder, and Terror of the Contemporary Zoo

Molly Reid on the Way We Use Language Changes the Way We See Animals

By Molly Reid | June 19, 2019

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Why Are We Driven to Explore the Very Depths of This Earthly Abyss?

By Robert Macfarlane | June 18, 2019

On Life and Death and the Oldest Living Thing in Pennsylvania

By Barbara Hurd | June 10, 2019

Are You a Roger or a Tiger? On Specialization vs. Variety

By Hamilton Cain | May 28, 2019

Real or Fake? Stuck in the Glitching Reality of Contemporary America

Real or Fake? Stuck in the Glitching Reality of Contemporary America

Laurence Scott on Orrin Hatch's Glasses
(and the Philosophical Problem of the Real)

By Laurence Scott | May 23, 2019

Einstein and the Devastating Effects of WWI on Science

Einstein and the Devastating Effects of WWI on Science

How the Study of Physics Came to a Halt During the Great War

By Matthew Stanley | May 22, 2019

How Do We Reverse the Tide of an Anti-Science America?

How Do We Reverse the Tide of an Anti-Science America?

Lee McIntyre Wonders What's Next for the Philosophy of Science

By Lee McIntyre | May 21, 2019

As of Today, the Last Physical Object Used as a Standard of Measurement is No More

As of Today, the Last Physical Object Used as a Standard of Measurement is No More

As the Universal Kilogram Enters Retirement Cutter Wood Considers the Implications

By Cutter Wood | May 20, 2019

How the Bubonic Plague <em>Almost</em> Came to America

How the Bubonic Plague Almost Came to America

A Pompous Doctor, a Racist Bureaucracy, and More!

By David K. Randall | May 9, 2019

On the Importance of Getting the Science Right in Your Novel

On the Importance of Getting the Science Right in Your Novel

When the World of Fact Helps Fiction Do Its Job

By Andrea Rothman | April 26, 2019

On Early 20th-Century America's Unhealthy Fixation with 'Hygiene'

On Early 20th-Century America's Unhealthy Fixation with 'Hygiene'

Junk Science, Paternalism, and a Misplaced Faith in 'Expertise'

By Anne Harrington | April 25, 2019

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