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Martin Gardner wanted to make math mathemagical The post Remembering the Genius Who Inspired Celebration of the Mind Day appeared first on Nautilus.| Nautilus
A young music student lifted nearly 300 rare bird specimens from a British museum The post This Natural History Museum Heist Rivals the Louvre Robbery appeared first on Nautilus.| Nautilus
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Something is happening here, but neuroscientists don’t know what it is The post What Is Your Brain Doing on Psychedelics? appeared first on Nautilus.| Nautilus
The Covid pandemic left this frontline medical worker burned out, angry, and depressed. Then she got high. The post Psilocybin Lifted Her Burden appeared first on Nautilus.| Nautilus
How awe and wonder transform science and you The post More Than a Feeling appeared first on Nautilus.| Nautilus
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A new arachnid species and a rare intersex specimen in one fell swoop The post Half-Male, Half-Female Spider Discovered In Thailand appeared first on Nautilus.| Nautilus
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His dream of feeding the world died in prison. His dream of a seed bank lives on.| Nautilus
Ferris Jabr’s 3 greatest revelations while writing his book, Becoming Earth.| Nautilus
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Even if a leading theory of consciousness is wrong, it can still be useful to science.| Nautilus
Neuroscience is weighing in on physics’ biggest questions.| Nautilus
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What makes pre-trained AI models so impressive—and potentially harmful.| Nautilus
That song stuck in your head is your brain doing its work.| Nautilus
The storied career of the centenarian and acoustician, Leo Beranek.| Nautilus
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If you want to know what it takes to succeed in science, head to the Nobel Prize ceremony.| Nautilus
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DNA’s Death Notice: See original manuscripts, photos, and jokes from luminaries like Rosalind Franklin, Aaron Klug, and Linus Pauling| Nautilus
Just ask this religious scholar who took 73 high-dose LSD trips.| Nautilus
What’s the price of a sacred plant?| Nautilus
A radical theory that pagan cults gave rise to early Christianity.| Nautilus
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Len Howard opened her cottage—and our eyes—to the birds| Nautilus
Cathedrals, seed banks, and oaks: How to live in times of change.| Nautilus
The closest I ever got to flying with the birds was on the ground.| Nautilus
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What Having a Magician for a Father Taught Me: A childhood under the spell of sleight-of-hand taught me skepticism and curiosity| Nautilus
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The language we share with plants—and all life under the sun.| Nautilus
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How friendship with long-dead thinkers can help us live better.| Nautilus
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The secret sauce is the real world.| Nautilus
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