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How Aging Research Is Changing Our Lives
An interview with Eric Verdin, CEO of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging.
Why New York Is Just an Average City
Understanding any city requires understanding how all cities scale.
Chaos Makes the Multiverse Unnecessary
Science predicts only the predictable, ignoring most of our chaotic universe.
Does Having Kids Make Mothers Age Faster?
Evidence is stacking up on both sides of an age-old debate.
When Neurology Becomes Theology
A neurologist’s perspective on research into consciousness.
The Multiverse of 1686
Speculation on multiple universes goes back farther than you might think.
The Impossible Mathematics of the Real World
Near-miss math provides exact representations of almost-right answers.
The Crisis of the Multiverse
In an infinite multiverse, physics loses its ability to make predictions.