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Ants Swarm Like Brains Think
A neuroscientist studies ant colonies to understand feedback in the brain.
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The Hidden Ocean Patch That Broke Climate Records
Why the recent global warming hiatus may have ended.
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How the Computer Got Its Revenge on the Soviet Union
Condemned as a capitalist tool, the computer would help expose the USSR’s weakness.
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Will You Be Able to Read this Article in 1,000 Years?
The digitization of data gives it protection from physical catastrophes, but, as it stands now, it’s far from eternal. The problem isn’t so much that the data itself might be […]
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The Secret History of the Supernova at the Bottom of the Sea
How a star explosion may have shaped life on Earth.
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Before There Were Stars
The universe is the grandest merger story that there is. Complete with mysterious origins, forces of light and darkness, and chemistry complex enough to make the chemical conglomerate BASF blush, […]
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Yes, You’re Irrational, and Yes, That’s OK
Humans diverge from economic rationality. Researchers have found that all sorts of logically inconsequential circumstances—rain, sexual arousal (induced and assessed by experimenters with Saran-wrapped laptops), or just the number “67” […]
