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Nov
30

What To Say About Kissinger
You either die a villain or live long enough to be called a statesman
8 min read
Oct
25

Perhaps I'll Be A Bird One Day
Four tales from the historical frontier where bird and human cultures intersect.
17 min read
Sep
22

America, Inflamed
What's behind the epidemic of chronic disease in America? Annika returns to welcome us to the Inflammatory Industrial Complex.
38 min read
Sep
05

The Road Is An Ecological Trap: An Interview with Ben Goldfarb
The road: evolutionary influence, ecological trap, and equal-opportunity killer. Journalist Ben Goldfarb explains.
27 min read
Aug
18

How To Cook A Mammoth
A new paper suggests that fire helped kill off Los Angeles' megabseasts. Humans might have lit the match.
17 min read
Jul
27

One Trillion Fires
Science writer John Vaillant tells us why we're thinking of fossil fuels all wrong
27 min read
May
05

Are We Wrong About the American Horse?
New findings push back the origins of American horse culture. The secret? Knowing what questions to ask.
25 min read
Mar
02

Decline and Fall Free: Purge Night
Anakin Skywalker falls, leading us to ask: what does it really take to commit an atrocity?
18 min read
Mar
02

Decline and Fall: The Turning Point
Revenge of the Sith ends. We contemplate the nature of coups, purges, and what it actually means to fall.
51 min read
Feb
17

Inaugurating the Cabinet of Curiosity
Ape gestures, urban evolution, and virus eaters: Heat Death launches a new science digest.
7 min read