Welcome to The Porthole
Short sharp looks at science.
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Is Technology Worthy of Our Faith?
Harvard and MIT humanist chaplain Greg M. Epstein on his 3 greatest revelations while writing Tech Agnostic.
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Voyagers Ready to Go Dark
Earth’s most distant space probes prepare for their inevitable long night.
Yes, We Can Care About People Who Don’t Exist Yet
How to jumpstart our empathy for future generations.
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An Artful Seduction
Bowerbirds arrange flowers, dung, and shotgun shells to create elaborate love shacks. -
The New Climate Math on Hurricanes
For the first time, we can calculate how much climate change impacts a single storm’s severity. -
A Stolen Egg
A winning photograph shows a wasp that has parasitized an egg. -
When Work Is Play
Patchen Barss on his 3 greatest revelations while writing The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius. -
You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Light
A new way to deter Jaws.
