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Issues in Science and Technology

  • The Rise of Deadly Fungal Pathogens
    by Kimberly Quach
    Fungi are ubiquitous in nature—in fact, you’re likely breathing in fungal spores as you read this. Most fungi are harmless to healthy people. But changes in the global climate, in human settlement… Read More The post The Rise of Deadly Fungal Pathogens appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.
  • When Nuance Is the Enemy
    by Jay Lloyd
    There has been a proliferation of books aiming to help scientists communicate their work and expertise to nonspecialists. By and large, these books provide similar and sensible advice, and it’s reasonable to… Read More The post When Nuance Is the Enemy appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.

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  • We Are a Part of Infinity
    by Brian Gallagher
    A neuroscientist uncovers Albert Einstein’s little known spiritual journey The post We Are a Part of Infinity appeared first on Nautilus.
  • Discovering the First Intersex Southern Right Whale
    by Vanessa Minke-Martin
    What you think you know depends on how you look The post Discovering the First Intersex Southern Right Whale appeared first on Nautilus.

New Humanist

  • Relics of a revolution
    I am in a Paris museum looking at thick bronze plates full of crushed parchment. The bronze is an engraved “Declaration Of The Rights of Man And Of The Citizen” from 1789 and the paper, a copy of the 1791 new French constitution. They had been placed on top of each other, according to the […]
  • Stephen Fry: Why uncertainty can be a superpower
    Stephen Fry is an actor, comedian, writer and presenter. He is also a patron of Humanists UK and a vocal advocate for mental health. Why is uncertainty an important intellectual value to you? I’m very lazy when it comes to intellectual things, and therefore I almost don’t bother with reasons, because I am pretty much […]

Inside The New Space Race, with Nicholas Schmidle – With Reason

As mainstream space tourism grows ever more likely, New Yorker writer Nicholas Schmidle tells Niki Seth-Smith about life inside the new space race, as explored in his new book 'Test Gods'.  What motivates men like Bezos, Branson and Musk? How does the approach to risk in private business compare with that at NASA? And should we be looking to space at all, with so much unresolved here on planet earth? Plus, Nicholas reflects on fatherhood and masculinity, including the life of his father: a fighter pilot and Top Gun grad. Podcast listeners get a year's subscription to New Humanist magazine for just £13.50 by using the offer code WITHREASON. Subscribe now.**Recorded in August 2021**Further reading: 'Test Gods: Tragedy and Triumph in the New Space Race' (2021), Nicholas Schmidle'The Right Stuff' (1979), Tom Wolfe'In Praise of Astronauts' (2013) Paul Sims for New Humanist magazine
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  • I Still Haven’t Found the Tone the Fountain of Youth Trailer Is Looking For
    by Vanessa Armstrong
    Apple TV+ released a trailer today for Fountain of Youth, their star-studded film helmed by director Guy Ritchie (The Man From U.N.C.L.E., 2009’s Sherlock Holmes) that looks like 2025’s attempt at a film like National Treasure and/or 1999’s The Mummy starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. This movie seems tailor-made for me, a person who […]
  • A Verdant Childhood: Gregory Maguire’s Elphie
    by Molly Templeton
    Almost 30 years after the publication of Wicked, Gregory Maguire reveals the story of prickly young Elphie—the future Wicked Witch of the West. The post A Verdant Childhood: Gregory Maguire’s Elphie appeared first on Reactor.