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Brian Gallagher

Brian Gallagher is an associate editor at Nautilus. Follow him on X (formerly known as Twitter) @bsgallagher.

The Simple Logical Puzzle That Shows How Illogical People Are

More than 90 percent of people err on this test. Will you?

May 22, 2015

How Enormous Dominoes Can Help You Rethink Saving for Retirement

Can the spectacle of crashing dominoes shock people out of old habits?

May 5, 2015

Nobody Knows the Real Price of a Forest—and That’s a Problem

A Cambridge economist discusses wealth, health, and disaster.

April 17, 2015

Jupiter Is a Garden of Storms

Why the Great Red Spot refuses to die.

March 4, 2015

The Endless Storm Over Jupiter

Why the Great Red Spot refuses to die.

March 4, 2015

Will Humans Be Able to Control Computers That Are Smarter Than Us?

Let’s consider the fear that once surrounded another powerful technology: recombinant DNA.

February 20, 2015

Brain Damage Saved His Music

After a chunk of his brain was removed, guitarist Pat Martino got his groove back.

December 23, 2014

Your Brain Can’t Handle the Moon

How the moon stirs tension between your conscious and subconscious minds.

October 31, 2014