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There is only a certain level of novelty that most people are willing to tolerate.

Why the singularity is greatly exaggerated.

Creative robots, the Kurzweil fallacy, and what it means to be human.

The power of mind-wandering.

How silence affects the scientists who study it.

How silence affects the scientists who study it.

My years surveying trees in the Amazon taught me the forest is unknowable.

My years surveying trees in the Amazon taught me the forest is unknowable.

Introducing the Winter 2015 Nautilus Quarterly.