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Nautilus

Kitty Ferguson

Philosophy

How Science Helped Pen the Declaration of Independence

Shannon Hall

Microbiology

Why Fireworks Displays Can’t Include a Perfect Red, White, and Blue

Siobhan Roberts

Economics

The Rube Goldberg Machine That Mastered Keynesian Economics

Technology

This Early Computer Was Based on a Urinal Flush Mechanism

Brandon Keim (<a href="https://brandonkeim.substack.com">Substack</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/9brandon/">Instagram</a> |<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/brandonkeim.bsky.social">Bluesky</a> | <a href="https://mastodon.social/home">Mastodon</a>) is a freelance journalist and contributing editor at Nautilus. His new book, <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324007081">Meet the Neighbors</a>, explores what the science of animal intelligence means for how we understand and live with the wild creatures around us.

Brandon Keim

Zoology

Chimps and the Zen of Falling Water

Brian Gallagher is an associate editor at Nautilus. Follow him on X (formerly known as Twitter) <a href="https://twitter.com/bsgallagher/" rel="noopener">@bsgallagher</a>.

Brian Gallagher

Environment

Why a Post-Nuclear World Would Look Nothing Like “Mad Max”

Caleb Scharf is an astrobiologist, author, and recipient of the 2022 Carl Sagan Medal. His latest book is The Giant Leap: Why Space is the Next Frontier in the Evolution of Life.

Caleb Scharf

Astronomy

Life Beyond the Pale Blue Dot

Adam Piore, a veteran journalist, is the author of two books and a longtime Nautilus contributor. He currently covers health and infectious disease for the Boston Globe.

Adam Piore

Genetics

Bring Us Your Genes

Steve Paulson is the executive producer of Wisconsin Public Radio’s nationally syndicated show <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/">To the Best of Our Knowledge</a>. He’s the author of Atoms and Eden: Conversations on Religion and Science. You can find his podcast about psychedelics, Luminous, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/series/luminous">here</a>.

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How Science Helped Pen the Declaration of Independence

Why Fireworks Displays Can’t Include a Perfect Red, White, and Blue

The Rube Goldberg Machine That Mastered Keynesian Economics

This Early Computer Was Based on a Urinal Flush Mechanism

Chimps and the Zen of Falling Water

Why a Post-Nuclear World Would Look Nothing Like “Mad Max”

Life Beyond the Pale Blue Dot

Bring Us Your Genes

About Your Skin

The Last Drop of Water in Broken Hill

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