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If (Virtual) Reality Feels Almost Right, It's Exactly Wrong
How adding touch to VR can lead to an “uncanny valley” of sensations—and what we can do about it
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Should Quantum Anomalies Make Us Rethink Reality?
Inexplicable lab results may be telling us we’re on the cusp of a new scientific paradigm
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We Can Make Large Dams More Friendly to the Environment
We're unlikely to tear them all down, but math can help us figure out how to reduce their ecosystem impact
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Barriers to Scientific Research Are Holding Back Innovation
Scientists waste countless hours navigating paywalls to access research papers, but major changes are underway
America's Freshwater Mussels Are Going Extinct--Here's Why That Sucks
Dozens of these water-filtering species are at risk of vanishing, and that’s bad news for every living creature that relies on them
Native Americans, Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
Indigenous people are rejecting oil, coal and gas extraction in favor of renewable energy to save their land, increase employment and fight global warming
Paleo Profile: The Shortened Face
A small skull found in Connecticut offers a new view to ancient reptilian bites
Dieselgate Pales in Comparison to What Automakers Just Did in America
It might be time for automakers to close their corporate sustainability responsibility departments after their American lobbying association reversed efficiency and pollution gains and denied climate change
Pigeons and Doves 101
In which we briefly consider pigeons and doves...
Interplanetary CubeSats Are Go!
NASA’s latest Mars probe has a couple of very special hitchhikers
New Research Questions "Pawedness" in Dogs
Dogs don't show consistent paw preference across tasks
Do Quantum Machines Roam the Universe?
An upcoming public discussion triggers some thoughts on exotechnology
Review: Inventing the Mathematician
Sara N. Hottinger’s thoughtful book addresses Western cultural narratives about who does mathematics
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