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September 21, 2017

Modern Media Is a DoS Attack on Your Free Will

How the attention economy is subverting our decision-making and our democracy.

September 20, 2017

The Perils of Letting Machines into the Hive Mind

We think we know more than we do—including how machines will behave.

Manhattan’s God of Insects

Lawrence Forcella reminds us why we loved bugs as kids.

September 20, 2017

Why I Keep Quiet About Being a Cancer Doctor

If I lie or change the subject when you ask me what I do for a living, please don't be offended.

September 13, 2017

Why Hasn’t Evolution Made Another Platypus?

The debate over whether evolution is predictable or haphazard.

September 11, 2017