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The Octopus Propaganda Hidden in Modern Maps
An old visual trick may promote conspiratorial thinking about global power
When Monsters Came for Mathematics
Adam Kucharski’s 3 greatest revelations while writing Proof: The Art and Science of Certainty
AI Has Already Run Us Over the Cliff
Cognitive neuroscientist Chris Summerfield argues that we don’t understand the technology we’re so eager to deploy
Evolution and Guinea Pig Toes
How one animal's oddity inspired Sewall Wright to take on one of Darwin's big ideas
Giant Plankton Snacks Could Keep Coral Resilient
When coral have enough to eat, they seem to endure warming waters
Hunting For the Grandma of All Eukaryotes
The origins of life may lie in a mysterious life form at the bottom of the sea
The Ancient Paths of an Iconic River
Vivid geological maps reveal the movement of the Mississippi
Making Art Out of Heartbeats
Allan Kaprow’s Time Pieces invites participants to feel time through shared awareness
Stranger Things in the Universe
New data about dark energy is a reminder that cosmology is a never-ending story
Worm-Inspired Treatments Inch Toward the Clinic
Infection by certain wrigglers may reduce inflammation and fight obesity and diabetes
