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As the World Collapses
An exclusive glimpse into Jeff VanderMeer’s new apocalyptic novel, “Borne.”
Claude Shannon, the Las Vegas Shark
The father of information theory built a machine to game roulette, then abandoned it.
The Strange Similarity of Neuron and Galaxy Networks
Your life’s memories could, in principle, be stored in the universe’s structure.
Ingenious: Jack Gilbert
The professor of surgery explains how health emerges from a healthy microbiome.
Ingenious: Albert Camus
A reconstructed conversation with the great writer about science and the absurd.