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The Boltzmann Brain Paradox: An Animated Thought Experiment About the Hallucination of Reality
Montaigne on How to Succeed at Solitude and His Antidote to the Three Great Fears That Haunt Self-Knowledge
Trees, Rivers, and the Exquisite Interdependence of Life: Artist Meredith Nemirov’s Consummate Map Paintings
Affirmation in Solitude: Ursula K. Le Guin on the Poetry of Penguins
How the Psychedelic Amanita Muscaria Mushroom May Have Inspired the Santa Legend of Lapland
The Art of Divination: D.H. Lawrence on the Power of Pure Attention
The Poetry of Science and Wonder as an Antidote to Self-Destruction: Rachel Carson’s Magnificent 1952 National Book Award Acceptance Speech
Farmhouse: Sophie Blackall’s Poetic Illustrated Tribute to Time and Tenderness
The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self: How a Circle of Friends and Lovers United Nature and Human Nature
Twenty Days with Julian and Little Bunny by Papa: Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Almost Unbearably Sweet Account of Sole-Parenting His Small Son

Collision of prehistoric continents 'cooked' the bones of ancient amphibians, say researchers
Coastal diatoms' genetic diversity comes to the rescue when aquatic environments change abruptly
Researchers find an elusive European parent of lager yeast in Ireland
Could new cancer drugs come from potatoes and tomatoes?
Ankylosaurs battled each other as much as they fought off T. rex
Forest wildflowers and their overstory trees are changing with climate, but not always keeping pace
Chemists develop reactions for the general synthesis of promising unexplored compounds
Study: Proximity to senior managers enhances inventors' productivity, creativity
Art museums team up with scientists to ferret out fakes
Tiny, hidden galaxy provides a peek into the past

Warming climate spurs harmful oxygen loss in lakes
How neurons regulate their excitability autonomously
'Unwinding' chromosomes: A unique perspective on determinants of chromosomal width
Peekaboo! Tiny, hidden galaxy provides a peek into the past
Developmental genetics: How germ cells cut the cord from their parents
CRISPR insight: How to fine-tune the Cas protein's grip on DNA
How metastatic cancer causes leaky blood vessels
Tiny underwater sand dunes may shed light on larger terrestrial and Martian formations
Study shows promise of new anti-KRAS drug for pancreatic cancer
Energy-efficient computing with tiny magnetic vortices

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What Constitutes a Mind? Lars Chittka Challenges Our Perception of Sentience With the Smallest of Creatures
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through December 3)
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Understanding the Cell: The Elementary Building Block From Which Life Emerges