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How a Flawed Experiment “Proved” That Free Will Doesn’t Exist
It did no such thing—but the result has become conventional wisdom nevertheless
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Could Fruit Flies Reveal the Hidden Mechanisms of the Mind?
New understandings in neurobiology are emerging from experiments on Drosophila, raising hopes the tiny insect will aid insights into human cognition and dementia
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Long Live the Multiverse!
The idea that our universe is just part of a much vaster cosmos has a long history—and it’s still very much with us
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What Will We Do When the Sun Gets Too Hot for Earth’s Survival?
A BBC reporter asked. Here’s my answer
How Do We Know What We Know?
Hint: it begins with “s” and ends with “cience"—and the ignorant are trying to trash it
Paleontologists on the Trail of "Ghost Tracks"
Ground-penetrating radar has the potential to reveal a world of hidden footprints
Jeffrey Epstein and the Decadence of Science
The Epstein scandal, which embroiled many prominent scientists, is just one of many signs that a gloomy prophecy is being fulfilled...
Will Yellowstone Erupt Soon and Kill Us All?
Let’s see what the experts at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory have to say
Old Stegosaur Alters History of Armored Dinosaurs
A skeleton that was kept in storage for 60 years is a Jurassic surprise
Sampling Kilauea’s Infant Crater Lake
Wherein we get our first look at what Kilauea’s new crater lake is made of
Why Is Same-Sex Sexual Behavior So Common in Animals?
It’s long been considered an evolutionary puzzle, but new research suggests this may be the wrong way to think about it
The “Hobbit” at 15
A shocking discovery made a decade and a half ago is changing our understanding of human evolution
Introducing the December 2019 Issue
Fire tornadoes, the black hole paradox, GPS under attack, and more
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