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The New Tech of Relationships

Three stories of our new alliance with technology.

December 5, 2018

An Rx for Doctors

A new psychology of control.

November 20, 2018

The Problem with Scientific Credit

Our algorithm said a courtesy driver should have won the Nobel Prize.

A Eulogy for a Cow

How commodified animals die.

November 7, 2018

12 Mind-Bending Perceptual Illusions

They show us in a clear and unambiguous way that we don’t directly experience the world.

October 24, 2018

Your IQ Matters Less Than You Think

In studies of children and historical figures, IQ falls short as a measure of success.

October 2, 2018

Geology Makes You Time-Literate

A scientist tells us how her field instills timefulness.

September 12, 2018

My Mom, the Missile Computress

What it was like being among the first women in the US missile program.

August 28, 2018

The Euclidean Metrics of Trump’s Twitter Account

How online personalities are quantified and compared.

August 28, 2018