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The Carbon Dioxide We Dump into the Sky Is Just Another Kind of Garbage
We should clean it up as we do ordinary trash—and it wouldn’t cost much more
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Scientists on the Move
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Reclaiming Control in the Face of Parkinson’s
Exercise, including Qigong and Tai Chi, can produce impressive results
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The Challenge of Replacing Internal Combustion with Batteries That Don’t Combust
Incremental improvements in battery technology are no substitute for the major leap that’s now needed
Conservation
Farming Degrades Land; Farming Can Also Bring It Back
Agroforestry—the practice of growing trees intermixed with crops or livestock—can fight erosion and restore nutrients
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Protecting a Hidden Treasure of Central Asia
The magnificent and peaceful Bamyan Plateau is nothing like the Afghanistan you see on the news
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Open Software Means Kinder Science
Its transformative power has improved my ability to analyze data and collaborate with other researchers
Computing
Don’t Panic about AI
Instead focus on making artificial intelligence controllable and responsive to human needs
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Rethinking the Infamous Milgram Experiment in Authoritarian Times
It’s usually cited as showing that people will follow dubious orders under social pressure—but a more important lesson may be that some people will refuse
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The Runaway Train of Cognitive Enhancement
How far can we “improve” our mind before we lose our sense of identity and authenticity?
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Everything you always wanted to know about raising science-literate kids
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Climate science in a changing world
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