Kevin Berger
The Things We Can’t Control Are Beautiful
How Maria Konnikova found enlightenment at the poker table.
The Ecological Vision That Will Save Us
To avoid the next pandemic, we need a reckoning with our place in nature.
The Man Who Saw the Pandemic Coming
Will the world now wake up to the global threat of zoonotic diseases?
The 5 Most Popular Nautilus Feature Articles in 2019
Readers’ favorite articles explore tree smarts and the end of the gene as we know it.
I Am Not a Machine. Yes You Are.
Debating the impact of machine-created art.
Talking Is Throwing Fictional Worlds at One Another
A linguist exposes the inner truths about language.
Language Both Enraptures and Deceives Us
An interview with linguist and writer Julie Sedivy.
Human Emotions Are Personal Narratives
Neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux on what makes our brains unique.
A Novelist Teaches Herself Physics
To explore loss and mystery, Nell Freudenberger journeyed into the atomic world.
We’re More of Ourselves When We’re in Tune with Others
Music reminds us why going solo goes against our better nature.