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Print Edition 58

By Liz Greene
November 5, 2024

science and culture for people who love beautiful writing.

Issue 58 of the Nautilus print edition combines some of the best content from our September andOctober 2024 online issues. It includes contributions from quantum gravity physicist Fotini Markopoulou, geoscientist Marcia Bjornerud, anthropologist Harvey Whitehouse, and more. This issue also features new illustrations by Ellen Weinstein and Mark Belan, as well as a comic by Ken Krimstein.

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