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Ingenious: Dalton Conley
The Princeton sociologist explains why race is not a scientific category.
The Inflated Debate Over Cosmic Inflation
Why the majority of physicists are on one side of a recent exchange of letters.
What Both the Left and Right Get Wrong About Race
Setting the scientific record straight on race, IQ, and success.
The Oldest Problem in American Prisons
U.S. prisons aren’t prepared for an inmate population that is getting older and sicker.
A Linguist Responds to Cormac McCarthy
If language began as a virus, here’s how it spread.
If ET Calls, Think Twice About Answering
Why some say searching for ET is best done quietly.
The Case for Less Solidarity
The surprising effects of reducing empathy for your own ingroup.
The Hidden Sexism of How We Think About Risk
If men take more risks than women, it’s not because of biology.
Your Robot Car Should Ignore You
Some research suggests that cars would be safer with no involvement from humans at all.
The Multiverse As Muse
The uncertainty of quantum mechanics provided a perfect literary model for Modernist ideas.