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The Alien-Haunted World
Are space scientists too conservative and close-minded about the possibility that ET exists? -
A Simple Way to Reduce Cognitive Bias
It’s encouraging to know that merely paying attention to the details of your environment can make you a little more rational.Illustration by yulianas / Shutterstock Would you like to be more rational? Of course you would. Who doesn’t want to behave and think more reasonably? Good news: New research, from Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer, suggests […] -
Why Computers Will Never Write Good Novels
The power of narrative flows only from the human brain. -
Digging Deeper Into Holocaust History
What geoscientists are uncovering in Eastern Europe. -
Cognitive Scientists Are Going to the Dogs
Unleashing a new breed of research into co-evolution and the aging brain.
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The Doctor Will Sniff You Now
Step aside, Dr. House, Deep Nose will one day be the best diagnostician in medicine.
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How Universes Might Bubble Up and Collide
Reprinted with permission from Quanta Magazine’s Abstractions blog.What lies beyond all we can see? The question may seem unanswerable. Nevertheless, some cosmologists have a response: Our universe is a swelling bubble. Outside it, more bubble universes exist, all immersed in an eternally expanding and energized sea—the multiverse. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in […]
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The Dangerous Evolution of the Coronavirus
These scientists have a new model for identifying variants before they kill.
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How to Fix the Vaccine Rollout
A computational biologist charts a fair and efficient course for vaccine distribution.
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Who Said Nobody Read Isaac Newton?
It’s a myth that legendary works in science aren’t read. -
We Crush, Poison, and Destroy Insects at Our Own Peril
Insects are escape artists. Now they face a threat more pernicious than predation. -
Can You Treat Loneliness By Creating an Imaginary Friend?
Tulpamancers imagine talking to the tulpa, sometimes for more than an hour a day, and eventually, perhaps after several months, the tulpa will start talking back.Photo Illustration by LeaDigszammal / Shutterstock Did you ever have an imaginary friend? If you didn’t, chances are you know someone who did. Imaginary companions, as scholars call them, are […] -
Why a Universal Society Is Unattainable
Our minds evolved in an Us-vs-Them universe of our own making. -
Dreaming Is Like Taking LSD
A new theory explains that dreaming opens our minds to unexplored possibilities.
