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Nautilus

Adam Piore, a veteran journalist, is the author of two books and a longtime Nautilus contributor. He currently covers health and infectious disease for the Boston Globe.

Adam Piore

Technology

New Exoskeletons Will Harness the Subtle Anatomy of Human Balance

David P. Barash is an evolutionary biologist and professor of psychology emeritus at the University of Washington. His most recent book is <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/soul-delusion-9798881805692/">The Soul Delusion</a>.

David P. Barash

Microbiology

Live Tiny, Die Never: Behold the Toughest Animal on Earth

Philip Auerswald

Evolution

Civilization Is Built on Code

Taylor Beck

Health

Feeling Lonely? There’s an App for That

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>.

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New Exoskeletons Will Harness the Subtle Anatomy of Human Balance

Live Tiny, Die Never: Behold the Toughest Animal on Earth

Civilization Is Built on Code

Feeling Lonely? There’s an App for That

The Weird Age of “Previvors” Is Coming

It’s Time to Take the Gaia Hypothesis Seriously

7 Major Experiments That Still Haven’t Found What They’re Looking For

How to Weigh the World

We Should Count Balance As One of the Senses

Computers Beat Humans at Poker. Next Up: Everything Else?

How Classical Cryptography Will Survive Quantum Computers

How Should Society Judge a Defendant with a Brain Tumor?