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How Einstein Reconciled Religion to Science
He believed the lawful harmony of the universe suggested the existence of Spinoza‘s God. -
Are There Bacteria in Your Brain?
A surprising new result catches the attention of the neuroscience community. -
The $100 Million Bot Heist
The story of the world’s most-wanted cybercriminal. -
The Present Phase of Stagnation in the Foundations of Physics Is Not Normal
The problem is loads of wrong predictions from theoretical physicists. -
Herbicide Is What’s for Dinner
How the biggest farming practice you’ve never heard of is changing your food.
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Butterfly Wonk Robert Pyle Pens His First Novel 44 Years in the Making
Ecologist Robert Michael Pyle’s imaginative treatment of the nonhuman world—he includes a butterfly and a mountain among his cast of characters—is both a surprise and perhaps a natural result of his artistic development.Counterpoint Press Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . The acclaimed author, naturalist, and ecologist Robert Michael Pyle […]
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World’s Oldest Fossils Now Appear to Be Squished Rocks
Reprinted with permission from Quanta Magazine’s Abstractions blog. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . In August 2016, a research team claimed to have unearthed evidence of life in a remote outcrop of 3.7-billion-year-old rocks in Greenland. This bold claim not only pushed back the origin of life by at least 220 million years, it also […]
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The Problem with Scientific Credit
Our algorithm said a courtesy driver should have won the Nobel Prize.
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The Woman Who Reinvented the Moon
A MacArthur “genius grant” winner writes a new lunar origin story. -
What’s Wrong with Bananas
How industrial agriculture stole sex from our most important fresh fruit crop. -
We Need an FDA For Algorithms
UK mathematician Hannah Fry on the promise and danger of an AI world. -
Why Do Taxonomists Write the Meanest Obituaries?
The open nature of the science of classification virtually guarantees fights.