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Nautilus

Mario Livio is an astrophysicist who worked for 24 years with the Hubble Space Telescope. His latest book is Is Earth Exceptional?: The Quest for Cosmic Life, coauthored with Jack Szostak.

Mario Livio

Neuroscience

Why Curiosity Can Be Both Painful and Pleasurable

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Microbiology

Why We Need More Intellectually Promiscuous Scientists

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

Zoology

Why It’s Good to Be Curious About Insects

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