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food

A Bit of Pizza

How a quest for Neapolitan pizza became a crypto-traditional discovery.

Taking Flight

History is full of tales of inventors being credited with breakthroughs that had actually been achieved by others.

Language

Purely out of Language

Language can influence the way you think. But do robots think?

Art

Graffiti

The words of the prophet are written on the subway walls.

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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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history

technology

Mouse with a Human Ear

Fixing machines is easy; fixing living creatures is hard. Or is it the other way round?

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?

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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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culture

food

A Bit of Pizza

How a quest for Neapolitan pizza became a crypto-traditional discovery.

Art

Graffiti

The words of the prophet are written on the subway walls.

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.

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technology

Language

Purely out of Language

Language can influence the way you think. But do robots think?

technology

Mouse with a Human Ear

Fixing machines is easy; fixing living creatures is hard. Or is it the other way round?

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?