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The Genius of Benjamin Franklin
Richard Munson’s 3 greatest revelations while writing Ingenious, his biography of Franklin, the scientist. -
Introducing the Nautilus Winter Reading List
Ten books we loved to start your new year off right. -
Does Life’s Happiness Have a Shape?
How we feel about life as we age is not as universal as we thought. -
The Most Beautiful Science of the Year
Insights from Nautilus in 2024. -
How to Read a Tsunami
Insights from a geophysicist. -
Science from the Tsunami
Illustrating what scientists have learned from the disaster 20 years ago. -
Making Friends with Your Past and Future Selves
It’s what psychologists call self-continuity, and can improve your health and well-being. -
The Sean Carrolls Explain the Universe
Why are we here? Is there life on other planets? The renowned scientists who share a name share their answers to life’s big questions. -
Finding Beauty in the Struggle Between Light and Darkness
A conversation with artist Deena So’Oteh. -
We Are Light-Eaters
The language we share with plants—and all life under the sun. -
Back to the Galapagos
A visit with evolutionary biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant. -
This Ocean Wave Has Rights
The true meaning of legal protection for nature.
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Meet My Pal, the Ancient Philosopher
How friendship with long-dead thinkers can help us live better.
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AI Is the Black Mirror
Why the kinship between artificial intelligence and the human mind is terrifying.
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How Big Is Your Family?
Living with a Papua New Guinea tribe in the ’80s presented this anthropologist with a question for today.
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Why Do Animals Adopt?
Taking responsibility for another’s young reveals the deep evolutionary roots of care. -
When Songbird Couples Split
A warming climate may cause more bird couples to break up. -
Is Technology Worthy of Our Faith?
Harvard and MIT humanist chaplain Greg M. Epstein on his 3 greatest revelations while writing Tech Agnostic. -
An Archaeological Reckoning
Jennifer Raff is on a mission to rewrite the history of human origins in the Americas. -
Voyagers Ready to Go Dark
Earth’s most distant space probes prepare for their inevitable long night.