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Nautilus

Steve Paulson is the executive producer of Wisconsin Public Radio’s nationally syndicated show <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/">To the Best of Our Knowledge</a>. He’s the author of Atoms and Eden: Conversations on Religion and Science. You can find his podcast about psychedelics, Luminous, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/series/luminous">here</a>.

Steve Paulson

Anthropology

The Ancient Rites That Gave Birth to Religion

Brian Gallagher is an associate editor at Nautilus. Follow him on X (formerly known as Twitter) <a href="https://twitter.com/bsgallagher/" rel="noopener">@bsgallagher</a>.

Brian Gallagher

The Worth of an Angry God

Bethany Augliere is a freelance writer and photographer and a former editorial intern with EARTH. She is a graduate of the science communication program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and holds a master’s degree in marine biology from Florida Atlantic University. For more of her work visit http://www.bethanyaugliere.com.

Bethany Augliere

Environment

Piecing Together the Big Picture of Coral Reef Health

Michael Segal is the editor at large at Nautilus.

Michael Segal

Arts

Richard Dawkins on Poetry

Health

Meet Harvard’s Own Poet-Physician

Margaret E. Farrell

Evolution

What an Extinct Bird Re-Evolving Says About “Species”

Jamil Zaki

Psychology

Can We Revive Empathy in Our Selfish World?

Clayton Dalton

Communication

The Problem with Using the Term “Fake News” in Medicine

Stephen E. Nash

History

What Ancient Romans Used Instead of Toilet Paper

David P. Barash is an evolutionary biologist and professor of psychology emeritus at the University of Washington. His most recent book is <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/soul-delusion-9798881805692/">The Soul Delusion</a>.

David P. Barash

Evolution Is Really Not That Into Sex

George Musser is an award-winning science writer and the author of Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation, Spooky Action at a Distance, and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to String Theory. Follow him at @<a href="https://mastodon.social/@gmusser">gmusser</a>@mastodon.social, @<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gmusser.bsky.social">gmusser</a>.bsky.social, and @<a href="https://www.threads.net/@georgemusserjr">georgemusserjr</a>@threads.net.

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