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Nautilus

Taylor Beck

Health

Feeling Lonely? There’s an App for That

Brian Gallagher is an associate editor at Nautilus. Follow him on X (formerly known as Twitter) <a href="https://twitter.com/bsgallagher/" rel="noopener">@bsgallagher</a>.

Brian Gallagher

Genetics

The Weird Age of “Previvors” Is Coming

David Grinspoon

Environment

It’s Time to Take the Gaia Hypothesis Seriously

Subodh Patil

Physics

7 Major Experiments That Still Haven’t Found What They’re Looking For

Marcia Bartusiak

Math

How to Weigh the World

Jeff Gailus

Psychology

We Should Count Balance As One of the Senses

Amos Zeeberg

Technology

Computers Beat Humans at Poker. Next Up: Everything Else?

Joshua Holden

How Classical Cryptography Will Survive Quantum Computers

Neuroscience

How Should Society Judge a Defendant with a Brain Tumor?

Adam Frank

Why We Love to Anthropomorphize Physics

Jim Davies is a professor at the Department of Cognitive Science at Carleton University. He is co-host of the award-winning podcast Minding the Brain. His latest book is Being the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are: The Science of a Better You.

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