Biology | Neuroscience
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Chapter one
Dreams
Culture | Psychology
Why Horror Films Are More Popular Than Ever
It feels good to control what will terrify you.
Culture | Anthropology
Why a Universal Society Is Unattainable
Our minds evolved in an Us-vs-Them universe of our own making.
Chapter two
Destinations
Culture | Literature
Who Said Nobody Read Isaac Newton?
It’s a myth that legendary works in science aren’t read.
Biology | Environment
We Crush, Poison, and Destroy Insects at Our Own Peril
Insects are escape artists. Now they face a threat more pernicious than predation.
Matter | Aliens
Is Life Special Just Because It’s Rare?
Vitalism in the age of modern science.
Numbers | Health
How to Fix the Vaccine Rollout
A computational biologist charts a fair and efficient course for vaccine distribution.
Chapter three
Transformations
Related Facts So Romantic
“Reality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them.” —Jules Verne
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