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Ulysses doesn’t solve the hard problem, but it conveys with unsurpassed vividness what it feels like to be human.
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The Science of Elections
If we want to protect the integrity of scientific inquiry, we must protect democracy
Harassers Aren't Brilliant Jerks, They're Bad Scientists--and They Cost All of Us
Tolerating bad behavior means wasted tax dollars, disrupted scientific advancements and weakened innovation.
Life among the Monkeys
Working at a remote research camp in Ethiopia, you realize that humans are just one small cog, among a million others, in the great wheel of life
In the Battle against Lyme Disease, the Ticks Are Winning
The illness is still widely and falsely believed, even by doctors, to be easy to diagnose and readily treatable
Paleo Profile: The Nonsense Beetle
A fossil beetle enclosed in amber carries an unusual name
Misreading the Mokele-Mbembe (the Mokele-Mbembe, Part 1)
There aren’t living sauropod dinosaurs in the Congo. But why did people ever think there were?
Do Our Questions Create the World?
Quantum theorist John Wheeler’s “it from bit” hypothesis anticipated ongoing speculation that consciousness is fundamental to reality
6 Ways to Bring a Little STEM to Your Summer
Whether inside or outdoors, looking up or digging down, the summer is full of textbook-free ways to enjoy some science
The Arctic's Message to G7: Commit on Climate
International decision makers must look to the environmental elephant in the room: our rapidly melting Arctic sea ice
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It’s about this beautiful, messy, funny, tragic planet and the terrible, wonderful humans who live here
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