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The Octopus Teacher’s Student
Craig Foster reflects on a relationship that changed his connection to the natural world.
Iceland’s Eruptions Reveal the Hot History of Mars
The new volcanic fissures are more otherworldly than they first appear.
A Conversation with “America’s Doctor” about Funding Research
Anthony Fauci discusses the battle against COVID-19 with Robert Bazell.
A Quiet Path Out of the Coronavirus Shadow
Mindfulness helped this ER doctor through a dark time. It can help us through these times.
The Trouble with Brain Scans
An aspiring cognitive scientist faces the sketchy truth about fMRI.
The Near-Magical Mystery of Quasiparticles
The zoo of spontaneously emerging particlelike entities known as quasiparticles has grown quickly and become more and more exotic. Here are a few of the most curious and potentially useful examples.
I Have Come to Bury Ayn Rand
A prominent evolutionary biologist slays the beast of Individualism.
This Tenet Shows Time Travel May Be Possible
Director Christopher Nolan could take a tip from new research into “closed timelike curves.”
Life Beyond Human Has to Play by the Rules
A zoologist explains why complex life anywhere depends on natural selection.
