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Race Against Time

To preserve coastal heritage from the ravages of climate change.

December 1, 2021

A Lab of Her Own

In her bedroom during WWII, she discovered how the nervous system is wired.

December 1, 2021

What Industrial Societies Get Wrong About Childhood

Age-based classes are not the only way to learn—and may not be the most effective.

December 1, 2021

How Speeding up Science Aided the Fight Against COVID-19

High throughput technology is central to the COVID-19 fight.

November 30, 2021

Fantastic Beasts Brought to Life by the Wind

An artist’s moving tribute to nature’s powerful resource.

November 24, 2021

What Impossible Meant to Richard Feynman

What I learned when I challenged the legendary physicist.

November 24, 2021

What You’re Doing Right Now Is Proof of Quantum Theory

Running a computer underscores how quantum physics is remaking our world.

November 24, 2021

How to Turn Air Pollution into Gleaming Diamonds

To change the status quo of a notoriously destructive industry, Aether found a way to produce a cleaner and more ethical diamond.

November 19, 2021

Ignorance: How It Drives Science, a New Podcast

In this premier episode, the hosts ask astronomer Jill Tarter who or what’s out there.

It’s Not Irrational to Party Like It’s 1999

Contrary to what the philosopher said, passion can be a slave to reason.

November 17, 2021

Steven Pinker Has His Reasons

The psychologist unpacks rationality and denies being a guru to the capitalist elite.

November 17, 2021