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Insects and Other Animals Have Consciousness
A new consensus emerges. -
Sardines Are Feeling the Squeeze
Climate change and overfishing are decimating sardines in the Philippines. -
Consciousness, Creativity, and Godlike AI
American writer Meghan O’Gieblyn on when the mind is alive. -
I Never Stopped Learning from Daniel Dennett
Reflections on a philosopher who believed we can solve the problem of consciousness. -
10 Brilliant Insights from Daniel Dennett
A glimpse of a mind jammed to the rafters with ideas.
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The Soviet Rebel of Music
He composed on a computer in a dangerous time. His echo is still heard today.
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How Whales Could Help Us Speak to Aliens
Learning to decode complex communication on Earth may give us a leg up if intelligent life from space makes contact.
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Making Light of Gravity
Physicist Claudia de Rham on her 3 greatest revelations while writing The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity.
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The Feminist Botanist
A 19th-century tale of hermaphrodite flowers, Charles Darwin, and women’s right to vote. -
The Psychology of Getting High—a Lot
Time to extinguish the slacker cliche. -
The Shark Whisperer
Donald Nelson spent his life undoing the damage that Jaws did to the perception of sharks. -
Nine Rebel Astronomy Theories That Went Dark
Bright ideas from astronomy’s biggest stars haven’t always worked out. -
The Part-Time Climate Scientist
A humble steam engineer put humans in the driver’s seat.
