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A Quiet Path Out of the Coronavirus Shadow
Mindfulness helped this ER doctor through a dark time. It can help us through these times. -
The Trouble with Brain Scans
An aspiring cognitive scientist faces the sketchy truth about fMRI. -
I Have Come to Bury Ayn Rand
A prominent evolutionary biologist slays the beast of Individualism. -
This Tenet Shows Time Travel May Be Possible
Director Christopher Nolan could take a tip from new research into “closed timelike curves.” -
Blackout in the Brain Lab
What will happen to the organoids? A work of fiction.
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Life Beyond Human Has to Play by the Rules
A zoologist explains why complex life anywhere depends on natural selection.
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How Intelligent Could Life Be Without Natural Selection?
Don’t be surprised if alien life forms are a lot like us.
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The Charmed Life of Frank Wilczek
A novelist gets a physicist to explain his scientific breakthroughs.
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COVID Experts: We’re Putting Out Campfires but the Forest Fire Rages
After I got my second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, a wave of euphoria infused me along with the modified messenger RNA. Many friends describe the same feeling. This is the end of the pandemic for me. Life returns to normal. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . But then […]
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How Coronavirus Mutations Arise and New Variants Emerge
This piece was produced in cooperation with the Nib.Maki Naro is an award-winning feral cartoonist and science communicator. You can reliably find him online, where he tweets from the handle @sciencecomic Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Diana Kwon is a freelance science journalist based in Berlin, Germany. She primarily covers the life […]
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How to Quiet Your Mind Chatter
To break the tape loop in your head, talk to yourself as another person.
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The Link Between Bioelectricity and Consciousness
“It’s really hard to define what’s special about neurons,” says Tufts molecular biologist Michael Levin. “Almost all cells do the things neurons do, just more slowly.”Illustration by jijomathaidesigners / Shutterstock Life seems to be tied to bioelectricity at every level. The late electrophysiologist and surgeon Robert Becker spent decades researching the role of the body’s […] -
Comets Are More Dangerous Than We Thought
Could a comet, not an asteroid, have killed the dinosaurs? -
What If You Could Describe Your Dreams While Dreaming?
The potential to hack our dreams opens a new frontier for mental research. -
This Is How Your Brain Walks the Dog—a Dialogue
Habits: You two were arguing, I just kept walking. Felt like the right thing to do.Photograph by evrymmnt / Shutterstock INT. HOME OFFICE—DAY Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . BODY, a middle-aged woman, is working at a computer, trying to finish a plan for the household budget.Habits Nautilus Members […] -
Celebrating Women Scientists
A neuroscientist turned designer has created a unique celebration of women in STEM.