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When Science Was the Best Show in America
The first US museum was devoted to truth and reason. Then the circus came to town.
How to Stop Feeling Crushed for Time
Quit worrying whether time is money. Start appreciating time’s true value.
Kim Stanley Robinson Holds Out Hope
The science-fiction author on why climate change doesn’t have to be humanity’s final story.
Does Social Media Poison Everything?
We have far less control over our behavior than we like to think.
People Are Discovering the Joy of Actually Talking on a Phone
Our hesitation to be close is based on an illusion that our spoken conversations won’t go as well as we hope.
An Ancient Site with Human Skulls on Display
Where our ancestors began to elevate themselves above nature.
