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Science
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What’s the Best Jury Size?
The Supreme Court rejected math before, but it’s now possible to calculate the jurors and margins you need for justice.
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Did Concussions Make Him Do It?
The debate over whether to test former boxer Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s brain for CTE.
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Seven Spectacular Places Saved by the Environmental Movement
To celebrate Earth Day, visit a spot that was almost flooded, polluted, or paved over.
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What Happened to My Brontosaurus?
The scaly, dimwitted monsters of our childhood have been killed off by fluffy, feathered, sprightly dinosaurs.
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Don’t Listen to E.O. Wilson
Math can help you in almost any career. There’s no reason to fear it.
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The Most Ridiculous Scene in Jurassic Park
It’s not the “bringing dinosaurs back to life” bit that makes paleontologists snort.
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The Saudi Arabia of Sashimi
Eight tiny Pacific island nations banded together to fight pirates and change the rules of the sea.
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Why I Study Duck Genitalia
Fox News and other conservative sites miss the point of basic science.
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Sharks Are the New Whales
They’ve had similar enemies, life histories, and PR problems.
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Are Your Palm Sunday Palms Bad for the Environment?
Too many churches are buying fronds from environmentally damaging harvesters.
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Who Should Be in the Gifted Program?
New York, D.C., and other cities experiment with making honors classes more inclusive.
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What Is the Answer to That Stupid Math Problem on Facebook?
And why are people so riled up about it?
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Can We Please Stop Drawing Trees on Top of Skyscrapers?
The scientific reasons why the latest architectural drawing fad is fantasy.
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What Are Animals Thinking?
Chimps, cats, parrots, dolphins, and dogs have surprisingly smart and emotionally rich minds.
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Another Dingbat Sexual Selection Theory
Beware of evolutionary explanations that rest on what men find attractive.
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Is the Keystone XL Pipeline Worth Getting Arrested For?
While opponents protest, oil companies turn to railroads.
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The World’s Oldest Pornography
It’s at least 3,000 years old, and it’s bi-curious.
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Jonah Lehrer’s Mea Sorta Culpa
His problem cannot be solved with “standard operating procedures.”
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Trouble in Creationist Paradise
Happy Darwin Day! Celebrate and be condemned to eternal damnation.
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The Myth of “Saudi America”
Straight talk from geologists about our new era of oil abundance.
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Fishing With Dolphins
An astonishing cooperative venture in which every species wins but the fish.
