Kristen French

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    Requiem for the Foghorn

    Across the US and around the world, foghorns have disappeared from the coastal landscape.

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    The Dark Side of Fungi

    They’re not all magical and entangled. These fungi will kill you.

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    What the Dragonfly Knows

    Researchers are studying their extraordinary flight patterns to help us build tiny aircraft and protect global ecosystems.

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    Which Sex of Mouse Should You Ask for Directions?

    The sex stereotypes built into animal research.

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    Human Super-Recognizers See Faces Better Than AI

    Police forces are choosing humans over algorithms to make some identifications.

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    Does Dream Inception Work? 

    One MIT-trained poet spent nine months trying to find out.

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    The Original Psychotherapists Were Shamans and Priests 

    Confession is the key to mental healing.

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    What to Wear in the Next Pandemic

    Could a spacesuit designed for Mars help us quarantine on Earth?

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    What Hallucinogens Will Make You See

    8 ways psychedelics distort our vision.

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    The Creative Sweet Spot of Dreaming

    A recently identified stage of sleep common to narcoleptics is a fertile source of creativity.