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Nautilus

Charlie Wood

Microbiology

Swarming Bacteria Create an “Impossible” Superfluid

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

Communication

Should We Let English Eat the World?

The Black Hole Initiative

Announcing a Black Hole Essay Competition from Harvard

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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Swarming Bacteria Create an “Impossible” Superfluid

Should We Let English Eat the World?

Announcing a Black Hole Essay Competition from Harvard

Many of Our Beliefs Are Unconscious: A Response to Nick Chater

How Artificial Intelligence Can Supercharge the Search for New Particles

Bo Burnham and the Illusion of Meritocracy

Why We Should Think Twice About Colonizing Space

Our Strange Relationship to World Cup Probabilities

Why It’s Hard to Recognize a Black Hole

The Painful Wait for a Hangover Pill

What Is the Sun Made Of and When Will It Die?

The Biggest Misapprehension About Human Origins