Among its many
peculiarities, the human brain has a habit of not responding in the same way to
identical inputs. This may be due to the fact that our eyes and ears are noisy
instruments, or because signals move in a stochastic fashion from neuron to
neuron. It may also simply be a matter of context.    
 
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      Breaking a Cycle of ApocalypseJohn Larison’s new novel The Ancients suggests some societies are built for cataclysm
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      An Earthy Fallen StarThe strange mushroom that puffs life into forests around the world.
 
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
           
           
           
         
         
         
         
        