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A fictional tale starring the inventors of the first computer.

An alternative history of the great ideas of science.

Our recent article “Is Physical Law an Alien Intelligence?” stirred up quite a response.

Finding life on other worlds will help answer lingering questions about natural selection.

Our estimates for the prevalence of life in the universe depend on how quickly it arose on Earth.

How to terraform a room-temperature Mars in 100 years.

At the cosmic dinner party, intelligence is the loudest thing in the room.

In the debate between religion and science, wonder is what the doctor ordered.

Charles Bonnet discovered insect trails but became famous for his hallucinations.