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Blood Spatter Will Tell

How the science of blood spatter forensics is evolving.

July 17, 2018

Do Religious People Really Have a Problem with Evolution?

My journey into the middle ground of the science-religion culture war.

July 17, 2018

Is Fixing the Climate Incompatible with American Ideals?

Inalienable rights in the age of carbon dioxide.

July 10, 2018

Is This Man the Elon Musk of E-Waste?

Eric Lundgren’s electric car goes farther than a Tesla. He’s also going to prison.

July 10, 2018

The Cost of Blood

When corporations run the government and any crime can be bought.

July 2, 2018

Eating for Peace

How cuisine bridges cultures.

July 2, 2018

The Rhythm of Sculpture

How science has informed one sculptor’s view of time.

June 26, 2018

Should You Tell Everyone They’re Honest?

People try to live up to their labels.

June 26, 2018

The Spacetime of Fine Art

For the painter Matthew Phillips, past, present, and future meet at the tip of a brush.

June 19, 2018

What a Russian Smile Means

How culture and history make American and Russian smiles different.

June 19, 2018

Making Time Machines From Taxi Meters

A sculptor explains how his art upends time.

June 12, 2018

We Need to Save Ignorance From AI

In an age of all-knowing algorithms, how do we choose not to know?