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Nautilus

Veronique Greenwood

Psychology

Why Everyone Thinks They’re Safer Than Average

Slava Gerovitch

Math

The Man Who Invented Modern Probability

John Timmer

Physics

The Best Evidence for Dark Matter & the Uncertainty Therein

Brandon Keim (<a href="https://brandonkeim.substack.com">Substack</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/9brandon/">Instagram</a> |<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/brandonkeim.bsky.social">Bluesky</a> | <a href="https://mastodon.social/home">Mastodon</a>) is a freelance journalist and contributing editor at Nautilus. His new book, <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324007081">Meet the Neighbors</a>, explores what the science of animal intelligence means for how we understand and live with the wild creatures around us.

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The Best Evidence for Dark Matter & the Uncertainty Therein

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