Adam Piore
We Can Be Heroes
The transformative power of seeing your life as a hero’s journey. A reporter’s eyewitness account.
New Exoskeletons Will Harness the Subtle Anatomy of Human Balance
The bones and bodies of the Kenyan women had adjusted to perfectly support the head weight in the most energy efficient manner, aligning in an ideal formation to keep the weight off the muscles.Photograph by Kim Steele / Getty Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . In the 1980s, a […]
Why Joel Osteen, “The Smiling Preacher,” Is So Darn Appealing
It’s hard to quantify charisma, but by any measure Joel Osteen has some pretty impressive stats. Every week, the man some call “The Smiling Preacher,” draws an estimated 43,500 individuals to his Lakewood Church, which he moved into a former professional basketball stadium just off Houston’s Highway 59 in 2005. Osteen’s weekly sermons are beamed […]
The Anatomy of Charisma
What makes a person magnetic and why we should be wary.
The Perfect Wave Is Coming
Surfers have dreamt it—now engineers are delivering.
The Immortality Hype
Despite the hyperbole, private funding is changing the science of aging for the better.
Why We’re Patriotic
Whether it’s our country or our football team, we need to belong.
What Technology Can’t Change About Happiness
As pills and gadgets proliferate, what matters is still social connection.
Bring Us Your Genes
A Viking scientist’s quest to conquer disease.
The Impossible Physiology of the Free Diver
The amazing underwater athletes are rewriting the science of the body.