Numbers | Technology
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Chapter one
Us and Them
Matter | Astronomy
The Universe Has Made Almost All the Stars It Will Ever Make
Black holes are cosmic dimmers.
Ideas | Evolution
Just Because It’s Natural Doesn’t Mean It’s Good
We are well advised to not lose track of evolution’s dark side.
Chapter two
Any Colour You Like
Matter | Physics
Schrödinger’s Cat When Nobody Is Looking
A solution to the measurement problem, black hole paradox, and other quantum puzzles.
Culture | Psychology
Are You Yoda or Darth Vader?
How to recognize your light and dark sides.
Matter | Astronomy
These Images Expose the Dark Side of the Solar System
Explore the hidden drama of planets, comets, and space geysers.
Chapter three
Eclipse
Matter | Astronomy
Take Our Virtual Trip to Mars
See where NASA’s Mars 2020 mission will go and what it may find.
Culture | Archaeology
An Ancient Site with Human Skulls on Display
Where our ancestors began to elevate themselves above nature.
Numbers | Math
Why Mathematicians Should Stop Naming Things After Each Other
A past generation’s glory can be the next generation’s headache.
Biology | Neuroscience
The Neurons That Appeared from Nowhere
How an accident led to what could be a medical revolution.
Chapter four
Speak to Me
Numbers | Artificial Intelligence
Welcome to the Next Level of Bullshit
The language algorithm GPT-3 continues our descent into a post-truth world.
Biology | Linguistics
Talking Is Throwing Fictional Worlds at One Another
A linguist exposes the inner truths about language.
Ideas | Philosophy
The Universe Knows Right from Wrong
A proponent of panpsychism argues moral truth is inherent in consciousness.
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“Reality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them.” —Jules Verne
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