Culture | Archaeology
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Chapter one
Earth & Fire
Matter | Earth Science
Why Aliens and Volcanoes Go Together
Life on other planets may rely on plate tectonics.
Biology | Environment
Decoding Nature’s Soundtrack
The health of an ecosystem in the Earth’s own words.
Chapter two
School & Teacher
Biology | Technology
This Iconoclast Injected Life Into Artificial Body Parts
Laura Niklason recognized that synthetic organs can't grow without mechanical stress.
Ideas | Cognitive Science
Secret Military Test, Coming Soon to Your Spanish Class
A powerful, precise language aptitude test is entering civilian life.
Culture | Education
Colleges Want Students with Character, But Can’t Measure It
SATs are on their way out, but new tests aren’t quite ready.
Numbers | History
The Vulgar Mechanic and His Magical Oven
A Renaissance alchemist pioneers feedback control.
Chapter three
Fear & Love
Biology | Neuroscience
Ants Swarm Like Brains Think
A neuroscientist studies ant colonies to understand feedback in the brain.
Ideas | History
Ingenious: Simon DeDeo
Cosmic microwaves and crime.
Ideas | History
When Theft Was Worse Than Murder
Hundreds of years of trial documents reveal our changing attitudes to violent crime.
Biology | Neuroscience
Building the Perfect Painkiller
Inside the quest to conquer addictive drugs.
Matter | Earth Science
The Gaia Hypothesis Is Still Giving Us Feedback
Revisiting James Lovelock’s theory as it approaches 50.
Culture | Technology
One Percenters Control Online Reviews
Contrary to appearances, online reviews reflect the opinions of the few.
Biology | Genetics
The Acquired Tastes of Foodies and Cockroaches
How genes influence the animal palate.
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