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Crows Are Even Smarter Than We Thought
New evidence suggests the corvid family has surprising mental abilities.
When Reality Came Undone
100 years ago, a circle of physicists shook the foundation of science. It’s still trembling.
Placebo Science Is Rooted in Witch Hunts
How we learned to sort true from false in medicine.
How Teacups and Demons Help Demystify Physics
The thought experiments illuminating black holes and other scientific problems.
Helen Fisher Knew Love
She showed us the biology behind the rhyme and reason of our most intense feelings.
The Harrowing and the Beautiful
In the darkest reality, this celebrated composer finds his voice.
In the Beginning, There Was Computation
Life is code, and code is life, in nature as it is in technology.
Confessions of a Theoretical Physicist
My life among the elementary particles has made me question whether reality exists at all.
