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I Am Not a Monster
Science has turned the squid from a storied monster into a marvel.
Why Are So Many Monsters Hybrids?
The captivating horror of category violation.
Out for Young Blood
Science has given new life to an old thirst.
The Universe Began With a Big Melt, Not a Big Bang
The cosmological constant and the creation of the universe.
What We Get Wrong About Lyme Disease
The stories we tell about the epidemic get things backward.
The Last Invention of Man
How AI might take over the world.
Ingenious: Richard K. Miller
Engineering education.
Zombies Must Be Dualists
What the existence of zombies would do to our philosophy of mind.
The Volcano That Shrouded the Earth and Gave Birth to a Monster
Three years of darkness and cold spawned crime, poverty, and a literary masterpiece.
Why We Can’t Rule Out Bigfoot
How the null hypothesis keeps the hairy hominid alive.