‘HD 11964 d’ by Any Other Name

What to call the planets we find beyond our solar system?

The Most Important Election in History

Is it possible to elect a president without invoking that phrase?

A Most Interesting Young Man

Was that Bob Dylan my sister met on a weir above Woodstock?

Exit No Exit

Whatever happened to existentialism?

Sign Language

At their best, pictograms tell us clearly where to go and what to do; at their worst, things can get interesting

Inshallah

The war in Iraq might leave us a new word to match a new sense of our own limitations

A Midsummer Night’s Stream
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A Midsummer Night’s Stream

Learning to Be Social
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What might Rousseau teach us about how to live with others?

The Murderer as Everyman
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Arthur Fleck’s rise and fall

After the Fallout
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On jellyfish babies, my father’s pain, and the legacy of nuclear testing in the Pacific

Mr. Olympia
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When the ancient Greeks looked at human muscle, they saw something different than we do

In the Endless Arctic Light

A journey to the far north of Norway means confronting our changing climate

Verde

Learning a foreign language isn’t just about improving cognitive function—it can teach us to sense the world anew

The Wonder of It All
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In search of awe

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Words Matter
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An opera can succeed only if libretto and score are in concert

Vital Signs
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What happened when my husband became a paramedic

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