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When the Composer Is a Geneticist
Jenny Graves tired of singing about Adam and Eve. So she wrote a creation oratorio based on science.
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A Reality Check on Superhuman AI
What’s missing from a bold new prediction of rapid progress in artificial intelligence.
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The Force Was with Them
My generation of filmmakers shook up cinema forever. Where are history’s periodic surges of creativity taking us? -
When Kids Talk to Machines
Language bots are no substitute for teaching children to speak and learn. -
Introducing the Nautilus Summer Reading List
Ten books we loved this year. -
The “Hot Hand” Is Not a Myth
With the NBA Finals upon us, a mathematician revisits the famous paper that claims a player’s hot streak is an illusion. -
Abracadabra! How Magic Can Help Us Understand Animal Minds
By performing tricks for birds, monkeys, and other creatures, researchers hope to learn how they perceive and think about their world.