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My Personal Hero: Robert Sapolsky on Rudolf Virchow

Meet the social-justice minded German pathologist who helped the renowned Stanford neurobiologist find his calling.

December 24, 2016

Space Colonization and the Meaning of Life

Colonizing the galaxy is the highest good humanity could achieve.

December 23, 2016

On the Moon’s Far Side, Clues to a Cataclysm?

A mission to collect samples from the far side of the moon could answer questions about a barrage of asteroids nearly 4 billion years ago.

December 22, 2016

Whether There’s a Multiverse or Not, Judaism Can Take It

Why this rabbi’s religious beliefs can bend with science.

Is the Chinese Language a Superstition Machine?

How ambiguity in language can create unique taboos.

December 20, 2016

Spark of Science: Melissa Franklin

Harvard’s first tenured woman physicist tells us about her heroes and her work.

December 20, 2016