Inquiring Minds
Each week we bring you a new, in-depth exploration of the space where science and society collide. We’re committed to the idea that making an effort to understand the world around you though science and critical thinking can benefit everyone—and lead to better decisions. We want to find out what’s true, what’s left to discover, and why it all matters.
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Tesla, the man
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Up To Date | Autumn fires and climate change; plastic bottle eating enzymes; sin...
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As the World Burns: The New Generation of Activists
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Telling the story of climate change with music
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The ways in which our bodies don’t match how the world has been built
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Up To Date | Why Elon Musk’s Neuralink could fail; and the worrying relationship...
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Why you talk the way you do, and what it says about you
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How fraud, bias, negligence, and hype undermine the search for truth
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Why things spread and why they stop
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Up To Date | Mosquitoes, robots, pupils, beavers, and Earth’s crust
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A Story about Forests, People, and the Future
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From the slave trade to climate change—why corporations defend the indefensible
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The Language of Butterflies
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Up To Date | The Drake equation 2.0; Nanotech yeast; Why are plants green?; Wasp...
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Where educators go wrong
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The history of structural racism in medicine
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How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another
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Galileo’s fight is still relevant today
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A History of the Afterlife
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A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
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The behavioral economics of baseball
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Up To Date | Plastic-eating enzymes; 5,000-year-old egg decorating; why you stil...
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Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You
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Revisiting the Dunning-Kruger Effect with David Dunning
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How the internet is changing the English language
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The science of streaks and the hot hand
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The neuroscience of how we learn
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A Totally Fictional but Essentially True Silicon Valley Story
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Up To Date | Ancient Dates; Mummy Voices; Mouse Memories
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The Poison Squad
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The Hidden World of the Fox
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We need a better, more democratic internet
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2019 Year End Wrap-Up
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We might be approaching the study of cancer all wrong
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Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution
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The Blockchain and the Future of Everything
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The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains
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How Language Shapes Thought
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The History, Science, and Future of Heart Disease
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The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini
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Silicon Valley: A Satire
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Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
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The Science of Behavior-Altering Parasites
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Why We Need Insects
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Kishore’s Send-Off!
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Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes
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Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
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Sharks: The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guar...
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A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind
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The American Automobile: Past, Present, and Driverless
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