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How a Landmark Physics Paper from the 1970s Uncannily Describes the COVID-19 Pandemic
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The “Woodstock of Physics” Is Finally Living Up to Its Promise
A landmark meeting in 1987 promised that high-temperature superconductors would change the world. No one realized how long it would take
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The Geopolitics of Artificial Intelligence
As the U.S. and China vie for global influence, AI will be central to the balance of power
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Socrates’ Critique of 21st-Century Neuroscience
The ancient thinker saw limits to what natural science can tell us about ourselves
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Our Disabilities Have Made Us Better Scientists
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How to Fight “Eroom’s Law”
Human organs on a chip might be able to cure what ails pharma R&D
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How the Trump Administration Is Torpedoing Climate Science
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Fat Is Not the Problem—Fat Stigma Is
“Health experts” are sending incorrect and destructive messages about the relationship between weight and wellness
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The Last Good Gig: A Summer at the South Pole
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