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How Many Licks? On Tootsie Pops, Desire and the Science of Delayed Gratification

How Many Licks? On Tootsie Pops, Desire and the Science of Delayed Gratification

Sarah Perry Explores the Psychological and Material Factors Behind Our Candy Consumption Habits

By Sarah Perry | February 4, 2025

Laugh a Little: Why We All Should Be Telling More Jokes

Laugh a Little: Why We All Should Be Telling More Jokes

Alison Wood Brooks on the Importance of Humor in Building Professional and Personal Relationships

By Alison Wood Brooks | January 24, 2025

How the Islamic Golden Age Helped Create Modern Mathematics

How the Islamic Golden Age Helped Create Modern Mathematics

Raúl Rojas on the Origins and Etymology of Some of Our Most-Used Mathematical Terms

By Raúl Rojas | January 15, 2025

Out of Africa: Discovering Our Shared Human Family, From Toumai to Turkana Boy

Out of Africa: Discovering Our Shared Human Family, From Toumai to Turkana Boy

Zeinab Badawi Explores the African Origins of Humanity's Earliest Ancestors

By Zeinab Badawi | January 15, 2025

An Emotional Time Machine: How Our Sense of Smell Can Unlock Childhood Memories

An Emotional Time Machine: How Our Sense of Smell Can Unlock Childhood Memories

Jonas Olofsson on the Science Behind the Hidden Olfactory Keys to Times Long Past

By Jonas Olofsson | January 13, 2025

From Red Dust to Distrust: On the Unhealed Wounds of Nuclear Testing

From Red Dust to Distrust: On the Unhealed Wounds of Nuclear Testing

Emily Yates-Doerr Explores a Family History of Illness, Government Cover-Ups and Institutional Skepticism

By Emily Yates-Doerr | January 9, 2025

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The Green-Eyed Monster: On the Benefits and Pitfalls of Experiencing Envy

By Dr. Guy Leschziner | December 11, 2024

An Ageist Disease: On Living in Fear of Alzheimer’s

By Andrea Gilats | November 21, 2024

“Moonstruck.” How Myths of Lunar Power Continue to Fascinate Us

“Moonstruck.” How Myths of Lunar Power Continue to Fascinate Us

Kate Golembiewski Explores the Long History of Associating Madness With the Full Moon

By Kate Golembiewski | November 20, 2024

Oceans That Glow: On the Timeless Beauty of Bioluminescence

Oceans That Glow: On the Timeless Beauty of Bioluminescence

Alan Lightman Considers the Power and Benefits of Natural Deep Sea Light

By Alan Lightman | November 20, 2024

Benjamin Franklin: As Much Scientist As Statesman

Benjamin Franklin: As Much Scientist As Statesman

Richard Munson Considers the Founding Father’s Long-Overlooked Passion for Scientific Inquiry

By Richard Munson | November 14, 2024

Witnesses to a Changing World: On the Longevity and Endurance of the Greenland Shark

Witnesses to a Changing World: On the Longevity and Endurance of the Greenland Shark

Katherine Rundell Considers the Near-Eternal Lives of These Enigmatic Deep Sea Creatures

By Katherine Rundell | November 12, 2024

Memories in the Marsh: A Love Letter to Exploring, Studying, and Creating Art in Nature

Memories in the Marsh: A Love Letter to Exploring, Studying, and Creating Art in Nature

Anna Farro Henderson Reflects on Romance, Distance, and Change as She Studies a Maine Marshland

By Anna Farro Henderson | November 11, 2024

The Great Dying: How Mass Extinction Made the Dinosaurs

The Great Dying: How Mass Extinction Made the Dinosaurs

Armin Schmitt on Earth’s Millennia-Long History of Reoccurring Cataclysms

By Armin Schmitt | November 6, 2024

Anatomy of a Bad Trip: On the Less-Than-Magical Side of Magic Mushrooms

Anatomy of a Bad Trip: On the Less-Than-Magical Side of Magic Mushrooms

Eugenia Bone Explains the Different Types of Negative Psychedelic Experiences

By Eugenia Bone | October 23, 2024

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