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All the Biomass on Earth
Our planet supports 8.7 million species. Here’s how they break down.
Why AI Needs a Genome
AI could learn and adapt like humans with algorithms that work like genes.
What Industrial Societies Get Wrong About Childhood
Age-based classes are not the only way to learn—and may not be the most effective.
Fantastic Beasts Brought to Life by the Wind
An artist’s moving tribute to nature’s powerful resource.
What Impossible Meant to Richard Feynman
What I learned when I challenged the legendary physicist.
What You’re Doing Right Now Is Proof of Quantum Theory
Running a computer underscores how quantum physics is remaking our world.
Ignorance: How It Drives Science, a New Podcast
In this premier episode, the hosts ask astronomer Jill Tarter who or what’s out there.
It’s Not Irrational to Party Like It’s 1999
Contrary to what the philosopher said, passion can be a slave to reason.
Steven Pinker Has His Reasons
The psychologist unpacks rationality and denies being a guru to the capitalist elite.