Nautilus
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Why Futurism Has a Cultural Blindspot
We predicted cell phones, but not women in the workplace.
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An Astrobiologist Asks a Sci-fi Novelist How to Survive the Anthropocene
Kim Stanley Robinson imagines our future.
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The Philosopher Who Says We Should Play God
Australian bioethicist Julian Savulescu has a knack for provocation. Take human cloning. He says most of us would readily accept it if it benefited us. As for eugenics—creating smarter, stronger, […]
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The Dawn of Life in a $5 Toaster Oven
How a homemade piece of lab equipment is recreating chemical evolution on early Earth.
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This Gender Mystery Starts Nine Months Before Birth
The ratio of boys to girls at conception has been misunderstood for centuries.
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Here’s Why Your Brain Seems Mostly Dormant
The brilliant compromise between efficiency and ability in your head.
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Encounters with the Posthuman
As bodies meld with machines, are we leaving ourselves behind?
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The Reality of Color Is Perception
An argument for a new definition of color.
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Your Brain Is On the Brink of Chaos
Neurological evidence for chaos in the nervous system is growing.