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Steve Paulson is the executive producer of Wisconsin Public Radio’s nationally syndicated show <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/">To the Best of Our Knowledge</a>. He’s the author of Atoms and Eden: Conversations on Religion and Science. You can find his podcast about psychedelics, Luminous, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/series/luminous">here</a>.

Steve Paulson

History

The Stranger Things That Gave Birth to Science

Kevin Berger is the editor at large of Nautilus.

Kevin Berger

Environment

Is the Modern Mass Extinction Overrated?

Liz Greene is the managing editor at Nautilus.

Liz Greene

General

Monsters

Desmond Morris

Why Medieval Cats Approved of the Plague

Mathias Clasen

Psychology

How Evolution Designed Your Fear

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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The Stranger Things That Gave Birth to Science

Is the Modern Mass Extinction Overrated?

Monsters

Why Medieval Cats Approved of the Plague

How Evolution Designed Your Fear

How Absurd Do You Like Your Art?

What Boredom Does to You

Frankenstein in the Age of CRISPR-Cas9

Where “The Walking Dead” Goes Wrong With Zombies

When Did Tribalism Get To Be So Fashionable?

Astronomy Has Just Gained a New Sense

Why Dementia Is a Population-Level Problem