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

What We Chase

A writer mourns colleagues lost in May’s killer storms but knows she’ll pursue tornadoes once again

Father’s Day

What he wished for me and what he taught me

Crystal Blue Persuader

Tommy James of the Shondells goes on record

It’s Only Oblivion

We aren’t expendable, but must fend for ourselves

Freud’s Immortal Question

Or, one student’s adventures in higher learning

Joyas Voladoras

Revisiting an ode to the heart by one of our best-loved writers

My Life as a Door

Not exactly Yeats, but noteworthy nonetheless

The Universe as Kitchen

Cosmic ovens, nebular refrigerators, and the predictive power of physical law

Mrs. Simmons, of Australia, Would Like You to Know

An exchange in verse

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