Slow is good. That’s the message of more than a dozen modern
slowness movements, from slow fashion to slow food to slow church, most of
which have sprung up in the last 20 years, and most of which point a steady
finger at modernity. This issue is full of people chasing slow. Slow
living, slow aging, slow science—the idea of slow has a hold on us.                         
    Unravel the biggest ideas in science today. Become a more curious you.
Unravel the biggest ideas in science today. Become a more curious you.
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If Oaks and Orchids Could Talk
Lucas Gutierrez wants to turn plant frequencies into a language humans can understand - 
            
      
Celebrating the Relationship Between Science and Illustration
A conversation with Society of Illustrators executive director Arabelle Liepold - 
            
      
The Extraordinary, Imperiled Science at the End of the Earth
Firing experts in Antarctica couldn’t come at a worse time - 
            
      
Breaking a Cycle of Apocalypse
John Larison’s new novel The Ancients suggests some societies are built for cataclysm - 
            
      
An Earthy Fallen Star
The strange mushroom that puffs life into forests around the world.