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Nautilus

Jordana Cepelewicz

Sociology

Why Presidential Elections Aren’t Really About the Candidates

Cody Delistraty

Neuroscience

Why Abstract Art Stirs Creativity in Our Brains

Brian Gallagher is an associate editor at Nautilus. Follow him on X (formerly known as Twitter) <a href="https://twitter.com/bsgallagher/" rel="noopener">@bsgallagher</a>.

Brian Gallagher

Philosophy

This Simple Philosophical Puzzle Shows How Difficult It Is to Know Something

Brian Koberlein

Physics

What It Means to Live in a Holographic Cosmos

Josh Gabbatiss

Evolution

City Living Makes Animals Dishonest

Jim Davies is a professor at the Department of Cognitive Science at Carleton University. He is co-host of the award-winning podcast Minding the Brain. His latest book is Being the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are: The Science of a Better You.

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Why Presidential Elections Aren’t Really About the Candidates

Why Abstract Art Stirs Creativity in Our Brains

This Simple Philosophical Puzzle Shows How Difficult It Is to Know Something

What It Means to Live in a Holographic Cosmos

City Living Makes Animals Dishonest

Why Do We Get Transported by Stories We Know Aren’t True?

It’s Time to Retire the “Trolley Problem”

The Scientist Who Helped Amy Adams Talk to Aliens in “Arrival”

Fake Images Are Getting Harder and Harder to Detect

You Can Have Emotions You Don’t Feel

Your Study Has Been Retracted

Dear Natural History Museum, What Is That Infernal Squawk Out My Window?