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Do You Know These Scientific Pioneers?
10 great minds that should have been in your science textbooks.
When Science Was the Best Show in America
The first US museum was devoted to truth and reason. Then the circus came to town.
The Carouser and the Great Astronomer
It’s a fine line between oblivion and immortality.
What if Another Crisis Strikes During This Pandemic?
A warning from history about simultaneous disasters.
We Are All Ancient Mapmakers
Why we still see the world like the mathematician and poet who first mapped it.
How American Tycoons Created the Dinosaur
The story of dinosaurs is also the story of capitalism.
My Mom, the Missile Computress
What it was like being among the first women in the US missile program.
The Popular Creation Story of Astronomy Is Wrong
The old tale about science versus the church is wide of the mark.
Another Side of Feynman
Nine letters by Freeman Dyson portray his relationship with the Nobel Laureate.
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