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February 2025

Yes, Shrimp Matter
What made a private equity analyst decide to devote his life to tiny aquatic crustaceans?
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A Defense of Weird Research
Government-funded scientific research may appear strange or impractical, but it has repeatedly yielded scientific breakthroughs — and continues to pay…
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Deena Mousa
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Lauren Gilbert
Automating Math
Computers can already help verify proofs. One day soon, AI may be able to come up with new ones.
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The Unbearable Loudness of Chewing
Why do some people find certain sounds intolerable? And why has it taken so long for scientists to get even a preliminary answer?
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Jake Eaton
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The Case for Insect Consciousness
The evidence that insects feel pain is mounting, however we approach the issue.
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January 2025

Where the Wild Things Aren't
We tell our children that weirdness is a blessing in disguise. That’s our fantasy, not theirs.
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Chimes at Midnight
It’s been an idea for over three decades. How did the clock that will run for 10,000 years become a reality?
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Why We Have Prison Gangs
America’s prison gangs first emerged in the late 1950s. Why did they form? What keeps them going? And how do they govern themselves?
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The Making of Community Notes
The team that built X’s Community Notes talks about their design process and the philosophy behind their approach to combatting false information on the…
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December 2024

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