Outbreak
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Electrons May Very Well Be Conscious
Panpsychists look at the many degrees of complexity in nature and see no obvious line between mind and no-mind.
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Why COVID-19 Flare-Ups Will Keep Happening
Like earthquakes and forest fires, outbreaks have a “heavy tail” of large events.
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The Book That Invented the World
Now that we’re corralled into our homes and apartments, something seems pre-modern in how our worlds have shrunk. Unlike past quarantines, we’re also connected by digital technology to the rest of the globe, calling to mind poet John Donne’s line from a 1633 poem about making “one little room an everywhere.” Donne came of age […]
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Why People Feel Misinformed, Confused, and Terrified About the Pandemic
Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . When I worked as a TV reporter covering health and science, I would often be recognized in public places. For the most part, the interactions were brief hellos or compliments. Two periods of time stand out when significant numbers of those who […]
