Culture | Linguistics
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Chapter one
Words
Ideas | Philosophy
Why Scientists Need To Fail Better
The rush for success is driving science into a corner, apart from wider culture.
Ideas | Math
How to Solve the Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever
A step-by-step guide to True, False, and Random.
Matter | Psychology
What’s Your Story?
The psychological power of narrative.
Culture | History
The Science Hidden In Your Town Name
How place names encode ecological change.
Culture | Anthropology
Drums, Lies, and Audiotape
When I was invited to drum in Ghana, I gladly accepted. Then something went wrong.
Chapter two
Belonging
Biology | Microbiology
How the Western Diet Has Derailed Our Evolution
Burgers and fries have nearly killed our ancestral microbiome.
Culture | Astronomy
Ingenious: Walter Murch
The legendary film editor on underlying patterns in the cosmos.
Ideas | Psychology
At Home in the Liminal World
Living in transition, between cultures, we are discovering who we are.
Culture | Art
How I Tried to Transplant the Musical Heart of Apocalypse Now
Oscar-winning editor Walter Murch describes the surprising idiosyncrasies of film scoring.
Ideas | Technology
Blowing Off the Grid
Samsø runs on renewable energy—and makes money doing it.
Chapter three
In the Mirror
Matter | Physics
Quantum Mechanics Is Putting Human Identity on Trial
If our particles have no identity, how can we?
Culture | Archaeology
The Man Who Used Facebook to Find an Extinct Human Species
Lee Berger has a knack for finding fossils his own way.
Culture | Psychology
What Happens When You Can’t Talk to Yourself?
How a missing inner monologue affects the sense of self.
Ideas | Genetics
Science Is Proving That Tragic Curses Are Real
Epigenetics and behaviorism suggest the ancient Greeks were right.
Chapter four
Finding
Biology | Food
Is Farmed Salmon Really Salmon?
The staple fish is having an identity crisis.
Culture | Psychology
Why We’re Patriotic
Whether it’s our country or our football team, we need to belong.
Ideas | Psychology
The Science of Gratitude
Research suggests saying thanks regularly can benefit your health.
Culture | Psychology
Identity Is an Inside Joke
Why you laugh with your friends.
Biology | Reproduction
How Your Embryo Knew What To Do
The forgotten story of the woman who discovered how animals get their shape.
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