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Why Some Sports Fans Have More Fun

How mirror neurons affect the experience of fandom.

April 23, 2018

Another Side of Feynman

Nine letters by Freeman Dyson portray his relationship with the Nobel Laureate.

April 23, 2018

Bombers and Pterosaurs Were Both Before Their Time

The evolution of B-2s and lizards.

April 16, 2018

The Deep Time of Walden Pond

The science and history of the lake Thoreau made famous.

April 13, 2018

How My Nobel Dream Bit the Dust

My team thought we’d proved cosmological inflation. We were wrong.

April 13, 2018

The Case Against Lectures

Depending on the speaker, lectures can be a joy, but, the efficacy of the lecture, as a teaching method, is in doubt.

April 10, 2018