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Eve Blouin-Hudon

Psychology

Daydreams Shape Your Sense of Self

Matthew Sedacca

How Aging Shapes Narrative Identity

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

Communication

Does English Fulfill the Dream of a Universal Language?

Margaret E. Farrell

Anthropology

Why Did Witch Hunts Go Viral?

Jordana Cepelewicz

Neuroscience

In Brain’s Electrical Ripples, Markers for Memories Appear

Sabine Hossenfelder is a theoretical physicist at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, in Germany, focusing on modifications of general relativity, phenomenological quantum gravity, and the foundations of quantum mechanics. She is the creative director of the YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1yNl2E66ZzKApQdRuTQ4tw">“Science without the gobbledygook”</a> where she talks about recent scientific developments and debunks hype. Her latest book is <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/616868/existential-physics-by-sabine-hossenfelder/">Existential Physics: A Scientist’s Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions</a>. Follow her on X (formerly known as Twitter) <a href="https://twitter.com/skdh">@skdh</a>.

Sabine Hossenfelder

Technology

The Real Differences Between Human and Artificial Intelligence

<a href="https://edsimon.org/">Ed Simon</a> is a staff writer at The Millions and the editor-in-chief at Belt Magazine. His most recent books are Pandemonium: A Visual History of Demonology and Binding the Ghost: Theology, Transcendence, and the Mystery of Literature. Follow him on X (formerly known as Twitter) @WithEdSimon.

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Daydreams Shape Your Sense of Self

How Aging Shapes Narrative Identity

Does English Fulfill the Dream of a Universal Language?

Why Did Witch Hunts Go Viral?

In Brain’s Electrical Ripples, Markers for Memories Appear

The Real Differences Between Human and Artificial Intelligence

How to Collapse the Distinction Between Art and Biology

Physicists Peer Inside a Fireball of Quantum Matter

Why a Thriving Civilization in Malta Collapsed 4,000 Years Ago

Can Neuroscience Understand Free Will?

How Swarming Insects Act Like Fluids

Think You Know the Definition of a Black Hole? Think Again