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13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Clifford Johnson is the author of a new graphic novel about the nature of the universe.

'The Dialogues' Takes On Physics And Reality In Words And Pictures

Feb 23, 2018
Commentator Adam Frank interviews physicist Clifford Johnson, who has taken a new approach to the exploration of questions about the nature of the universe — the graphic novel.
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Keeping A Close Eye: Dogs, Social Referencing, And Evolution

Feb 22, 2018
Does your dog watch you closely? A new experiment shows how dogs may match our movements and, in some breeds more than others, gaze at us for information, writes anthropologist Barbara J. King.
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Can We Change The Past?

Feb 21, 2018
Putting humans and consciousness aside, at the level of quantum particles Wheeler's Delayed-Choice experiments show that actions in the present can influence the past, says physicist Marcelo Gleiser.
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The link between science and superheroes is evident in Marvel Studios' <em>Black Panther. </em>Science is why T'Challa's nation, Wakanda, is globally preeminent.

'Black Panther': Science, Heroes — And How Comics Changed The World

Feb 16, 2018
Hidden in the narratives of 1970s comics like the Black Panther was an idea that grew like a seed in the imagination of kids like me: Science and heroism were indelibly linked, says Adam Frank.
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This image, taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, shows the supernova remnant SNR 0509-68.7, also known as N103B. It is located 160,000 light-years from Earth in a neighboring galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud.

A Scientific Search For A Ghost (Particle)

Feb 15, 2018
Scientists put a lot of effort into uncovering the history of these tiny bits of matter, in the hopes that it will tells us something about the universe, says astrophysicist Marcelo Gleiser.
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'How To Think Like An Anthropologist' — And Why You Should Want To

Feb 13, 2018
In step with Matthew Engelke's book published Tuesday, Barbara J. King says thinking anthropologically has never been more critical than in today's world, where assumptions are made and shared widely.
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A New Goal: Aim To Be Less Wrong

Feb 12, 2018
When beginning from the assumption that you are wrong, a criticism may be easier to construe as a helpful pointer, says psychologist Tania Lombrozo.
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Computational Propaganda: Bots, Targeting, And The Future

Feb 09, 2018
Computational propaganda was invented by people who realized the possibilities emerging from the intersection of new technologies and behaviors they create — and it's frightening, says Adam Frank.
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Simon Beck's snow art at Target Field in Minneapolis.

Embracing Winter's Chill Through Snow Artistry

Feb 08, 2018
Simon Beck's large-scale snow images — like the one made earlier this month in Minneapolis — bring extra beauty to this cold winter season, says commentator Barbara J. King.
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The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 6, 2018, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Our Ancestors, Elon Musk, And The First Car In Space

Feb 07, 2018
Musk's successful rocket launch is a step on the ambitious road to Mars; as with our adventurous ancestors, where we might go seems to be limited only by our imagination, says Marcelo Gleiser.
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Could A More Individualistic World Also Be A More Altruistic One?

Feb 05, 2018
Equating individualism with selfishness may be a mistake: Some of the world's wealthiest and most individualistic countries are some of the most altruistic, says 13.7 guest commentator Abigail Marsh.
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Marie Curie holds her daughter, Irene, for a photo in 1904 with husband Pierre in the garden of the Sevres Office of Weights and Measures in Sevres, France.

'Leaky Pipelines': Plug The Holes Or Change The System?

Feb 02, 2018
There are many reasons women leave careers: It's not fair to assume they have not met the mark; some are making positive choices for more impactful, and varied, lives, says 13.7 guest Patricia Fara.
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Would College Students Retain More If Professors Dialed Back The Pace?

Feb 01, 2018
Why do we forget so much of what we read? Anthropologist Barbara J. King suggests that the answer might point toward benefits of a slower pace of teaching in the college classroom.
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What scientists believe to be our oldest ancestor, the single-celled organism named LUCA, likely lived in extreme conditions where magma met water — in a setting situation similar to this one from Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

The Microbial Eve: Our Oldest Ancestors Were Single-Celled Organisms

Jan 31, 2018
Consider this: Evidence points to a microbial Eve as our first ancestor — a tough, underwater organism withstanding extremes that became every other creature to ever live, says Marcelo Gleiser.
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Why Males Are Biology's Riskier Sex

Jan 30, 2018
New data have confirmed major differences in mutation rates between the sexes — showing that children inherit more mutations from their dads than from their moms, says guest commentator Robert Martin.
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The 'IKEA Effect' — And Getting Kids To Eat Their Veggies

Jan 29, 2018
What can Swedish furniture teach us about getting kids to eat their veggies? Cognitive scientist Tania Lombrozo considers new research on the "IKEA effect."
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'The Marvelous Ms. Maisel': Science, Comedy And Genius

Jan 26, 2018
In addition to its beautiful costumes and sweet homage to the New York City of the 1950s, the show offers an opportunity to reflect on the nature of genius, says commentator Adam Frank.
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Helping Farmed Animals: High-Impact Rescue

Jan 25, 2018
Following the example of an elephant caught on video that apparently thanked human rescuers, anthropologist Barbara King gives a shout-out to new campaigns that help farmed animals.
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Welcome To The Age Of Digital Transcendence

Jan 23, 2018
Smartphones have become an extension of the owner; it is the closest we've ever become to being omnipresent and omniscient and — in a metaphorical sense, at least — divine, says Marcelo Gleiser.
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The plane of the Milky Way Galaxy, which we see edge-on from our perspective on Earth. The projection used in ESO's GigaGalaxy Zoom project gives the impression of looking at the Milky Way from the outside.

Scientific Theory And The Multiverse Madness

Jan 22, 2018
An increasing number of theoretical physicist think that our universe is only one among infinitely many — but this speculation is not based on sound logic, says guest commentator Sabine Hossenfelder.
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Living Well Now: What Does It Take?

Jan 21, 2018
Shaping our lives around fulfilling social, intellectual and creative potential — keys to happiness — is more compatible with sustainability than pursuing unlimited wealth, says author Randall Curren.
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Mount St. Helens in August 2006.

Why Does Nature Love To Blow Things Up?

Jan 19, 2018
Supernova, volcanoes and all those other explosions are not just awesome sights: They are all essential players in cosmic evolution, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.
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Cat Lovers, Is Your Cat Right- Or Left-Pawed?

Jan 18, 2018
Do you know which paw your cat uses first when coming down the stairs? Anthropologist and cat lover Barbara J. King discusses with researchers why a new finding of paw preference matters for our pets.
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Astronomers using ESO's MUSE instrument on the Very Large Telescope in Chile have discovered a star in the cluster NGC 3201 that is behaving strangely. It appears to be orbiting an invisible black hole with about four times the mass of the sun. This is a

Black Holes: Where Reality Beats Fiction

Jan 17, 2018
We know that at the heart of pretty much every galaxy, there is a giant black hole. There is a lot that we know about black holes — and a lot that we don't know, says astrophysicist Marcelo Gleiser.
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Altering A Species: Darwin's Shopping List

Jan 15, 2018
Few scientific discoveries have caused as much excitement as that of editing our genes; yet we owe some of the most stunning wonders around us to old-fashioned breeding practices, says Jimena Canales.

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