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Chapter one
Art
Numbers | Music
How I Taught My Computer to Write Its Own Music
I wanted to build the ideal collaborator. Was I ever surprised.
Ideas | Art
I Am Not a Machine. Yes You Are.
Debating the impact of machine-created art.
Chapter two
Energy
Matter | Physics
Is the Law of Conservation of Energy Cancelled?
Maybe energy can be created and destroyed, or maybe the notion doesn’t quite make sense.
Matter | Physics
What Quantum Gravity Needs Is More Experiments
Math won’t solve quantum gravity. Experimentation will.
Ideas | Aliens
If We Believe in Dark Matter, Why Not Extraterrestrial Life?
Avi Loeb has a lot of thoughts about aliens and scientific prejudice.
Chapter three
Searching
Biology | Neuroscience
Where Is My Mind?
The rise and fall of the claustrum epitomizes the hunt for consciousness in the brain.
Matter | Astronomy
How to Discover a Galaxy with a Telephoto Lens
The Dragonfly telescope is pushing the boundaries of small-scale observational astronomy.
Matter | Physics
The Eccentric Seer of Supernovas
Fritz Zwicky decoded how exploding stars fill space with cosmic rays.
Chapter four
Stars
Biology | Climate
The Climate Learning Tree
Why we need to branch out to solve global warming.
Matter | Physics
Before There Were Stars
The unlikely heroes that made starlight possible.
Matter | Astronomy
The Joy of Cosmic Mediocrity
It’s lonely to be an exceptional planet.
Chapter five
Highlights
Ideas | Philosophy
Philosophy Is a Public Service
I design thought experiments to provoke dialogue about who and what we want to become.
Ideas | Reader Picks
The 5 Most Popular Nautilus Blog Posts in 2019
Readers’ favorite posts explore a Dutch cure for stress and memories you can inject.
Ideas | Reader Picks
The 5 Most Popular Nautilus Feature Articles in 2019
Readers’ favorite articles explore tree smarts and the end of the gene as we know it.
Chapter six
Education
Ideas | Science Practice
Lessons for a Young Scientist
A masterclass on what science needs now.
Culture | Psychology
Why We Love How-to Videos
Instructional videos can teach us anything—especially if you watch them this way.
Culture | Math
How Inequality Imperils Cooperation
A game theorist breaks down the effects of inequality.
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