History
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A Lab of Her Own
In her bedroom during WWII, she discovered how the nervous system is wired. -
Did Cars Rescue Our Cities From Horses?
Debating a modern parable about waste and technology. -
How Tycoons Created the Dinosaur
The story of dinosaurs is also the story of capitalism. -
One of the Most Egregious Ripoffs in the History of Science
A new history of the race to decipher DNA reveals Shakespearean plots of scheming. -
The Disneyfication of Atomic Power
Inside America’s propaganda campaign, “Atoms for Peace,” launched in the wake of Hiroshima.
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The Botanist Who Defied Stalin
His dream of feeding the world died in prison. His dream of a seed bank lives on.
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The Synchronicity of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung
How the theoretical physicist and analyst came together and then apart.
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When Science Was the Best Show in America
The first US museum was devoted to truth and reason. Then the circus came to town. -
The Carouser and the Great Astronomer
It’s a fine line between oblivion and immortality. -
What if Another Crisis Strikes During This Pandemic?
A warning from history about simultaneous disasters. -
We Are All Ancient Mapmakers
Why we still see the world like the mathematician and poet who first mapped it. -
If Only 19th-Century America Had Listened to a Woman Scientist
Where might the US be if it heeded her discovery of global warming’s source?