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Did Cars Save Our Cities From Horses?

Debating a modern parable about waste and technology.

November 1, 2013

Blissed-Out Fish on Prozac

Why we can’t get our water supply free of drugs.

November 1, 2013

When Waste Becomes Home

Sea life settles on plastic.

November 1, 2013

Lavatory Laboratory

How sanitation is following the cell phone model.

November 1, 2013

Science Gets Down With Miles Davis and Bernini

Analyzing music and sculpture in the digital age.

Can’t Remember Your Password?

Welcome to subconscious encryption, the ultimate private security.

October 30, 2013

The Menu Says “Snapper.” Really?

DNA barcodes could keep restaurants honest.

October 30, 2013

Cracking the Social Code

New approaches are helping autistic people understand “neurotypicals”—and vice versa.

October 30, 2013

The Youngest Code-Makers

We learn as kids that knowledge is power—secret knowledge even more so.

October 30, 2013