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Meet the 17-Year-Old, Award-Winning, Rube Goldberg Parts Manufacturer

Tommy George and the Agents of SHIELD shot a Nerf ball and erased a whiteboard.

April 29, 2015

In Mathematics, Mistakes Aren’t What They Used to Be

Computers can’t invent, but they’re changing the field anyway.

April 29, 2015

The Bugs in Our Mindware

Many obstacles lie on the path to rational thought.

April 29, 2015

The Bugs in Our Mindware

Many obstacles lie on the path to rational thought.

April 29, 2015

Top 10 Design Flaws in the Human Body

From our knees to our eyeballs, our bodies are full of hack solutions.

April 29, 2015

How to Unlearn a Disease

Medicine’s latest cure is forgetting you’re sick.

April 24, 2015

Why the Flash Crash Really Matters

The debate about what caused the 2010 stock market Flash Crash is missing the point.

The Man Who Drank Cholera and Launched the Yogurt Craze

Ilya Metchnikoff laid the foundation for modern probiotics.

April 21, 2015