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A Dispatch from the Trenches of Algorithmic Living
This excerpt is reprinted with permission from NYU Press. It is adapted from Power in Listening: The Sounding Out! Reader. Sometime in 2021,
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Does Religion Change Our Brains?
Devotional practices seem to shape our highest organ in distinct ways The post Does Religion Change Our Brains? appeared first on Nautilus.
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Fire in the Brain: How Psychosis May Arise When the Body Attacks Itself
Antibodies made by the immune system can sometimes target human brain cells, producing psychiatric symptoms. Researchers aim to better ident
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What Do You Know About the Deep-Sea Barbie Pig?
What about the Ping Pong Sponge? The Casper the Ghost Octopus? The Gummy Squirrel? The post What Do You Know About the Deep-Sea Barbie Pig?
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A Blow‑by‑Blow Account of What Would Happen If the Yellowstone Supervolcano Erupted Now
Would it be the end of humanity? The post A Blow‑by‑Blow Account of What Would Happen If the Yellowstone Supervolcano Erupted Now appeared f
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A Striking New Fish Species Discovered in Amazon
And it’s already endangered The post A Striking New Fish Species Discovered in Amazon appeared first on Nautilus.
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How Fast You Age During 40s May Predict Memory Lapses in Your 50s
As if middle-aged people don’t have enough to worry about The post How Fast You Age During 40s May Predict Memory Lapses in Your 50s appeare
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Let’s Do Some Leaf-Peeping From Space
Fall foliage from hundreds of miles up The post Let’s Do Some Leaf-Peeping From Space appeared first on Nautilus.
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How Gentle Tapping on the Shin Heals the Brain
The shin bone’s connected to the… brain? The post How Gentle Tapping on the Shin Heals the Brain appeared first on Nautilus.
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Why We Stay Afraid
A newly discovered brain region in mice solves a longstanding mystery about how fear lingers after threats fade The post Why We Stay Afraid
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How the Pro‑Nicotine “Wellness” Movement Rebranded an Addictive Drug
The movement is focused on the idea of “clean” nicotine use, such as pouches, which don’t contain tobacco The post How the Pro‑Nicotine “Wel
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Why is This Octopus Hitching a Ride on a Dolphin?
A quirky little climate change story The post Why is This Octopus Hitching a Ride on a Dolphin? appeared first on Nautilus.
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Behold, Crawzilla, the Not-Quite-Biggest Crayfish Ever Caught
And what it can teach us about body size The post Behold, Crawzilla, the Not-Quite-Biggest Crayfish Ever Caught appeared first on Nautilus.
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Gentle Exercise May be More Effective Than Medications at Managing Chronic Pain
Side effects may include an improved mood The post Gentle Exercise May be More Effective Than Medications at Managing Chronic Pain appeared
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In a Culture Obsessed with Staying Young, We Ignore the Many Benefits of Aging
Things can get better with age The post In a Culture Obsessed with Staying Young, We Ignore the Many Benefits of Aging appeared first on Nau
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Can a Drug Reverse Age-Related Muscle Weakness?
New research focuses on the neuromuscular junction The post Can a Drug Reverse Age-Related Muscle Weakness? appeared first on Nautilus.
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How Social Learning Keeps Orangutans Fed
Orangutans learn by watching, then trying The post How Social Learning Keeps Orangutans Fed appeared first on Nautilus.
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Two Big Stick Insect Species Emerge from Australia
They were hiding in plain sight among their close relatives The post Two Big Stick Insect Species Emerge from Australia appeared first on Na
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Isaac Asimov Showed Us How to Avoid the AI Apocalypse
But the famed sci-fi author’s 80-year-old rules of robotics may need some updating The post Isaac Asimov Showed Us How to Avoid the AI Apoca
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What Australia’s Hidden Caves Can Teach Us About Martian Terrain
The Nullarbor terrain isn’t that different than the red planet The post What Australia’s Hidden Caves Can Teach Us About Martian Terrain app
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U.S. Life Expectancy is Circling the Drain
We lack political will to deal with it The post U.S. Life Expectancy is Circling the Drain appeared first on Nautilus.
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Does Earth’s Magnetic Field Affect Aging?
The secret may lie in the mitochondria The post Does Earth’s Magnetic Field Affect Aging? appeared first on Nautilus.
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How a Horse Flu Outbreak Spurred an Early Animal Rights Crusade
In 1872, New York’s devastating epizootic gave the ASPCA’s young founder a powerful moral argument for animal protection The post How a Hors
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Pangolins Are Some of the Most Illegally Trafficked Animals on the Planet. A Rediscovered Species Could Help
Manis aurita just got reinstated The post Pangolins Are Some of the Most Illegally Trafficked Animals on the Planet. A Rediscovered Species
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