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In Science Fiction, We Are Never Home

Where technology leads to exile and yearning.

December 13, 2013

The Termite and the Architect

Animal homes resist our understanding.

December 13, 2013

Best of 2013: The Caveman’s Home Was Not a Cave

Our picture of man’s early home has been skewed by modern preconceptions.

December 12, 2013

Best of 2013: How to Waste Time Properly

The right distractions can boost creativity.

December 12, 2013

Best of 2013: Beyond the Horizon of the Universe

Want to see evidence of other universes? Just look up.

December 12, 2013

Best of 2013: The Hannah Montana Hypothesis

Does the Fame Virus plague our youth, and is multimedia to blame?

December 12, 2013

Best of 2013: The Man Who Invented Modern Probability

Chance encounters in the life of Andrei Kolmogorov.

December 12, 2013

Best of 2013: Unhappy Truckers & Other Algorithmic Problems

Transportation optimization starts with math, but ends in understanding human behavior.

December 12, 2013

Best of 2013: Why It’s Good To Be Wrong

Nothing obstructs access to the truth like a belief in absolute truthfulness.

December 12, 2013

Best of 2013: Where Uniqueness Lies

The ultimate treasure hunt for the key in our brains that unlocks our difference.

December 12, 2013

Beer Domesticated Man

Early man chose pints over pastry. Wouldn’t you?

December 12, 2013

Emotional Renovations

How your brain twists together emotion and place.

December 12, 2013