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If Trauma Victims Forget, What Is Lost to Society?
A pill to dampen memories stirs hope and worry.
Can You Die From a Broken Heart?
What happens to our bodies when the bonds of love are breached.
Fruits and Vegetables Are Trying to Kill You
Antioxidant vitamins don’t stress us like plants do—and don’t have their beneficial effect.
Your Brain Is On the Brink of Chaos
Neurological evidence for chaos in the nervous system is growing.
The Man Who Delayed D-Day
The eminent oceanographer Walter Munk reflects on science and war.
The Scientific Problem That Must Be Experienced
To understand turbulence we need the intuitive perspective of art.
To Predict Turbulence, Just Count the Puffs
These tiny swirls of fluid live, die, reproduce, and spark turbulence.
An Astrobiologist Asks a Sci-fi Novelist How to Survive the Anthropocene
Kim Stanley Robinson imagines our future.