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The Botanist Who Defied Stalin

His dream of feeding the world died in prison. His dream of a seed bank lives on.

April 21, 2021

The Weak Case for Grit

Where’s the evidence that grit predicts success?

April 14, 2021

Gaia, the Scientist

What if the first woman scientist was simply the first woman?

April 7, 2021

A Quiet Path Out of the Coronavirus Shadow

Mindfulness helped this ER doctor through a dark time. It can help us through these times.

March 31, 2021

This Tenet Shows Time Travel May Be Possible

Director Christopher Nolan could take a tip from new research into “closed timelike curves.”

March 24, 2021

Blackout in the Brain Lab

What will happen to the organoids? A work of fiction.

March 24, 2021

Celebrating Women Scientists

A neuroscientist turned designer has created a unique celebration of women in STEM.

March 8, 2021

Martin Luther Rewired Your Brain

How mass literacy, spurred by Protestantism, reconfigured our neural pathways.

February 17, 2021

Digging Deeper Into Holocaust History

What geoscientists are uncovering in Eastern Europe.

February 10, 2021

We Need More Feminist Dads

It’s not easy to overcome the masculine conception of fatherhood.

February 3, 2021

Who Said Nobody Read Isaac Newton?

It’s a myth that legendary works in science aren’t read.

January 20, 2021