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Why We’re Drawn Into Darkness
Author Robert MacFarlane on the awe and horror of subterranean places.
Is the Search for Dark Matter an Act of Faith?
In an underground laboratory, the talk turns to religion.
Your Brain Chooses What to Let You See
Beneath our awareness, the brain lets certain kinds of stimuli automatically capture our attention by lowering the priority of the rest.
The 315-Year-Old Science Experiment
How counting sunspots unites the past and future of science.
Why Symbols Aren’t Forever
The removal of cultural emblems is not the erasure of history but part of it.