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That Is Not How Your Brain Works

Forget these scientific myths to better understand your brain and yourself.

The Joy of Condensed Matter

Hard times in fundamental physics got you down? Let’s talk excitons.

February 24, 2021

Literature Should Be Taught Like Science

This renegade professor says literature is a machine that accelerates the human brain.

February 24, 2021

If Aliens Exist, Here’s How We’ll Find Them

Two esteemed astrophysicists peer into the future of space exploration.

February 24, 2021

To Protect the Ocean, We Must Love It

How a life on the water inspired Dona Bertarelli

February 24, 2021

Cloud-Making Aerosol Could Devastate Polar Sea Ice

An overlooked but powerful driver of cloud formation could accelerate the loss of polar sea ice.

February 24, 2021

Growing Inventory of Black Holes Offers a Radical Probe of the Cosmos

One black hole is nice, but astrophysicists can do a lot more science with 50 of them.

February 18, 2021

Martin Luther Rewired Your Brain

How mass literacy, spurred by Protestantism, reconfigured our neural pathways.

February 17, 2021

Why Making Our Brains Noisier Feels Good

A counterintuitive approach to improving our mental health.

February 17, 2021

I Am a Heroin User. I Do Not Have a Drug Problem

Carl Hart says drug addiction is often distorted by scientists and the media.

February 17, 2021

The Alien-Haunted World

Are space scientists too conservative and close-minded about the possibility that ET exists?

February 14, 2021