Should Reality Make Us Glad or Sad?
Some sages say seeing things as they truly are should make us feel fantastic, but others demur
Cross-Check
Critical views of science in the news
Cypher's Choice: Painful Reality or Pleasant Delusion?
The care of people with dementia poses an agonizing philosophical dilemma
A Former Java Junkie Ponders Coffee's Upside
After a science writer kicks caffeine to reduce his anxiety, a wellness expert assures him that coffee is good for you...
Visions of a Better World
Noam Chomsky, Richard Dawkins, Martin Rees and others answer the question: What’s your utopia?...
Can Art Solve the Hard Problem?
A play dramatizes the deepest of all mysteries, the mind–body problem
Dark Days
A science writer struggles to stay upbeat in a troubled time
Facing the End of Science
Physicists and others confront science’s limits
Thanksgiving and the Myth of Native American "Savages"
Prominent scientists exaggerate the violence of Native Americans, whom European invaders ravaged.
The Twilight of Science's High Priests
Books by physics titans Stephen Hawking and Martin Rees recall a bygone golden age, when science seemed capable of anything
Don't Make Me One with Everything
The mystical doctrine of oneness has creepy implications
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Everything you always wanted to know about raising science-literate kids
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Dog Spies
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Roots of Unity
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Rosetta Stones
Adventures in the good science of rock-breaking.
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A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
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Exploring and celebrating diversity in science.
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