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Shadows in the Big Bang Afterglow Reveal Invisible Cosmic Structures
Cosmologists are using secondary signatures from the cosmic microwave background to map the universe’s hidden matter.
The Lasting Power of Good Memories
A positive spin on our past can help inure us against pain.
Even Machine Brains Need Sleep
Without some downtime, artificial neural networks become catastrophically forgetful.
When Mary Wollstonecraft Was Duped by Love
A spotlight on the personal life of the trailblazing philosopher.
The Explosive Chemist Who Invented Smokeless Gunpowder
James Dewar, the creator of cordite, likely helped win World War I. But why never a Nobel?
Does More Money Make Us Happier?
One question for Matt Killingsworth, a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania.
How Will the Universe Evolve?
One question for Jillian Scudder, astrophysicist and author of “The Milky Way Smells of Rum & Raspberries.”











