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The Dam Problem in the West

On a raft trip down the Green River, a writer faces her environmental preconceptions.

April 3, 2019

A Magician Explains Why We See What’s Not There

Our brain is constantly picturing what the future should be.

March 27, 2019

How Search Algorithms Are Changing the Course of Mathematics

The sum-of-three-cubes problem solved for “stubborn” number 33.

March 27, 2019

Aging Is a Communication Breakdown

Genes that can’t express themselves may be hallmarks of cancer.

March 19, 2019

How to Improve Political Forecasts

With a better understanding of probability, we won’t be misled.

March 19, 2019

Wikipedia and the Wisdom of Polarized Crowds

A lesson in how to break out of filter bubbles.

March 13, 2019

What Makes Music Special to Us?

Clarifying the differences between what animals and humans hear.

March 13, 2019

The Physics Still Hiding in the Higgs Boson

No new particles have been found at the Large Hadron Collider since the Higgs boson in 2012, but physicists say there’s much we can still learn from the Higgs itself.

March 8, 2019