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space

The Great Fishing

Preparing to visit our very first interstellar meteor.

neuroscience

Resonant

The neuroscientific connection between sound and feeling.

philosophy

A Man of Contentment

Does satisfaction depend on what you have—or on how you think about it?

Birds

Sings Who?

Shazam helps you identify and discover new music. But what about identifying and discovering new birds?

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science

war

Shrapnel and Stones

Can politics coexist with science? Sometimes, we have to make a choice.

Moon

Moon-struck

The moon has had an impact on art and science alike. What makes this luminous blob so enticing?

technology

A Mummy's Voice

How is modern science helping us reconnect with the past?

science

Junior Moments

Those moments of being dismissed as too young and inexperienced? I hope they keep coming.

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psychology

philosophy

A Man of Contentment

Does satisfaction depend on what you have—or on how you think about it?

psychology

A Restful Trance

What link exists between hypnotic drugs, sleep-related issues and hypnosis?

Reading

Escape This World

Why do I find it so much easier to read fanfiction than new fiction?

Mind without Brain

A Conscious Start

Did consciousness arise from the physical world—or was it the other way round? Here's what (and how) we think today.

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history

food

Milk Unspoiled

How do you know your food is fresh? It started with Al Capone.

Roads

Kerb Appeal

A road is made, but a route is found: here’s how the threshold’s cousin steps up the roadside game.

technology

A Mummy's Voice

How is modern science helping us reconnect with the past?

food

Cornflakes of the Church

Coffee and mustard were considered sinful. So Kellogg made cereal instead.

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culture

philosophy

A Man of Contentment

Does satisfaction depend on what you have—or on how you think about it?

food

Milk Unspoiled

How do you know your food is fresh? It started with Al Capone.

Roads

Kerb Appeal

A road is made, but a route is found: here’s how the threshold’s cousin steps up the roadside game.

Moon

Moon-struck

The moon has had an impact on art and science alike. What makes this luminous blob so enticing?

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technology

Birds

Sings Who?

Shazam helps you identify and discover new music. But what about identifying and discovering new birds?

technology

A Mummy's Voice

How is modern science helping us reconnect with the past?

philosophy

God, the Artist

Computer-generated art comes from data. But where does human art come from?

technology

Old Inventions

Most people don’t know how microchips work. We don’t know how the pyramids were made, either.