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How to Stop Feeling Crushed for Time
Quit worrying whether time is money. Start appreciating time’s true value.
Preserving a Sense of Wonder in DNA
A bold project codes human data into microbes that will survive for millions of years.
The Physicist’s New Book of Life
Jeremy England says religious ideas can inform our scientific quest for the origin of life.
Why Physics Can’t Tell Us What Life Is
The origin of life can’t be explained by first principles.
The Self-Driving Car Is a Red Herring
Ghost roads of robot workhorses will power cities through the shocks of the 21st century.
Our Mind-Boggling Sense of Smell
How your brain identifies an aroma from its minute molecular traces is a marvel.
Your Brain Makes You a Different Person Every Day
Our brains are wired for new sensations.
Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Environmentalism
To stop destroying nature, developers are mimicking it.
The Greening of Antarctica
Few have witnessed the impact of global warming more closely than this scientist.
Kim Stanley Robinson Holds Out Hope
The science-fiction author on why climate change doesn’t have to be humanity’s final story.