Brian Gallagher
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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
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

