It was such a pleasure talking with Kathryn Paige Harden ‪@kph3k.bsky.social‬ about the stories we tell about vice and blame, and her new book Original Sin, for @Nautil.us magazine.

"If I say something, if I say something, if I say something after three times, you get irritated. But in music, we do that. You do that all the time. It’s always repetition. It’s nice."
Another great Q&A with @musiccognition.bsky.social by @kristenfrench.bsky.social

Were You Born to Love Music? Were You Born to Love Music?: How you respond to art—from poetry, to visual art, to music—may be partly written in your DNA

Here's an engaging & accessible introduction to our studies of individual differences in how people respond to poetry, art, & music. @kristenfrench.bsky.social interviewed @giacomobignardi.bsky.social about the research he's leading to decipher the mysteries of “aesthetic chills”.
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"A story that positions your body as the enemy and you as a puppet rarely turns out to be a productive story," says behavior geneticist and author Kathryn Paige Harden @kph3k.bsky.social‬ in Nautilus.

Read Nautilus editor Kristen French's @kristenfrench.bsky.social interview w/ Harden at the link.

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These Scientists Are Proposing a New Law of Nature These Scientists Are Proposing a New Law of Nature: Entropy isn’t the final word. Time also brings order to the universe.

The 2nd law of thermodynamics famously points to death and decay--but, could there be another, overlooked law responsible for *increasing* order? Robert Hazen & @miquai.bsky.social make the argument in their new book, "Time's Second Arrow." I spoke with them for @nautil.us:
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The Bad Seed and the Problem of Blame The Bad Seed and the Problem of Blame: A conversation with behavioral geneticist Kathryn Paige Harden about the heritability of vice

I talked with @nautil.us about LSD, MAHA, eugenics, essentialism, Christ on the cross, and all the things I don't know: nautil.us/the-bad-seed...

Reality Exists Without Observers? Boooo! Why I don’t root for the Many Worlds team

Quantum interpretations may be empirically equivalent, but that doesn't mean their die hard fans don't enjoy trash talking the other teams. My own take on the spectator sport, for @nautil.us nautil.us/reality-exis...

AI Might Not Harm Us in the Way You Think AI Might Not Harm Us in the Way You Think: Researchers are divided over AI’s cognitive harms—and whether we should use these tools at all.

what's cool about this in @nautil.us is I also agree w @samgilbert.bsky.social 100% even tho maybe I and @irisvanrooij.bsky.social are supposed to be contrasts — it's absolutely the case that lot of tech is beneficial AND that a LOT of the studies are not showing much nautil.us/ai-might-not...

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He Erased Memory in Mice. Then Thought About Erasing His Own He Erased Memory in Mice. Then Thought About Erasing His Own: Sunk in grief, this neuroscientist discovered the power of memory in himself.

For @nautil.us, @okaysteve.bsky.social spoke with Kevin Berger about his new book, How to Change a Memory. Read the full interview here:

A Surprising Side of Carl Sagan In Contact, the great science advocate posed a religious question about the cosmos.

“...with 'Contact,' the ever-contradictory Carl Sagan—avowed nonbeliever—offered one of the most religious science-fiction tales ever written.” Carl Sagan was born #OTD in 1934. Recently, I wrote about the lasting legacy of his most beloved work for @nautil.us: nautil.us/a-surprising... #science

How This Haunting Hurricane Illusion Forms How This Haunting Hurricane Illusion Forms: Powerful storms like Hurricane Melissa foment an odd phenomenon called the “stadium effect” at their centers

The “Hurricane Hunters” crew from the United States Air Force captured a haunting illusion at the center of Hurricane Melissa—a key feature of particularly powerful hurricanes. Learn how it forms: nautil.us/how-this-hau...

What Happens in Space Matters on Earth What Happens in Space Matters on Earth: Dagomar Degroot’s three greatest revelations while writing Ripples on a Cosmic Ocean

Solar system environments aren't distant frontiers. They're actors that have shaped our history, and may hold the key for our future. In this new article for @nautil.us, I share three big revelations from writing "Ripples on a Cosmic Ocean." #EnvHist #Space nautil.us/what-happens...

The Cure Hiding in a Rotten Eggplant The Cure Hiding in a Rotten Eggplant: Bacteriophage therapy’s new renaissance

A young boy in Nebraska may well have been saved thanks to a particular piece of rotten eggplant collected in South Africa— and a virus it contained. Meet the long overlooked viruses that could help combat rising antibiotic resistance: nautil.us/the-cure-hid...

What Is Your Brain Doing on Psychedelics? What Is Your Brain Doing on Psychedelics? Something is happening here, but neuroscientists don’t know what it is.

Testimonies to the therapeutic powers of #psychedelics abound. But explanations for what the brain actually does on these drugs are proving to be shaky. nautil.us/what-is-your...

“If we go at this rate with more [immigration] restrictions, then I think we will definitely see a long-run decline in U.S. science overall—measured by Nobel laureates,” says @inaganguli.bsky.social. “The big question is, how soon is that gonna come?”

Will Trump's Immigration Policies Hurt US Nobel Chances? This article explores the impact of the Trump administration's policies surrounding science funding and immigration on science.

Half of this year’s #NobelPrize winners in the U.S. were immigrants. Now, the Trump administration may be threatening the country’s Nobel future—and its top rank among global science powerhouses. nautil.us/will-trumps-...

How AI Is Helping Archaeologists Make Discoveries How AI Is Helping Archaeologists Make Discoveries: New clues about ancient civilizations are being unearthed from the data.

In a recent @nautil.us article, #Dartmouth archaeologist Jesse Casana shares how he trained machine learning models to scan aerial images for ancient Roman forts, turning tedious hours of manual work into a high-tech collaboration.

These tiny pieces of art include “PAC-MOF," which may look familiar to retro video game fans.

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A Nano-sized Art Gallery The wee world of nanoscale research, which involves manipulating materials measuring just a billionth of a meter, yielded these mini marvels.

Today's #NobelPrize in #Chemistry recognized the same revolutionary materials on display in this nano-sized art gallery: nautil.us/a-nano-sized...

The 2025 Physics Nobel Prize: Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder

The 2025 Physics Nobel Prize was awarded for macroscopic quantum tunneling. What is this and what is it good for? I have a brief summary.

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How Does Anyone Stay Healthy in a World Full of Germs? Computational biology is uncovering the immune system’s tricks for identifying foreign invaders.

Today's #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine recognized immune system research breakthroughs. Check out our previous coverage on "the immune system’s tricks for identifying foreign invaders." nautil.us/how-does-any...

Deep Sleep Is This Mammal’s Super Power Few Mammals Sleep as Deeply as the Ampurta: How a threatened Australian marsupial is thriving in the face of drought.

A rare piece of good news: New research reveals how the Ampurta - a small carnivorous Australian marsupial - is thriving despite drought conditions. My story for @nautil.us showcases its nifty drought-resisting tricks that made this feat possible

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The Indomitable Jane Goodall The Indomitable Jane Goodall: Reflections and memories from those who knew the trailblazing primatologist best

The passing of Jane Goodall, the primatologist who changed the the way science views non-human animals, has unleashed a flood of remembrances. Here are stories of Goodall's lasting legacy told by the people who knew her best. nautil.us/the-indomita...

A Pediatrician’s Lament How the blustery rhetoric of Trump and Kennedy on autism makes life harder for local physicians—and their patients.

A pediatrician responds to Trump and Kennedy on vaccines, autism, and Tylenol. Nautilus editor Kevin Berger talks with physician Rahul Parikh about the challenges of doctoring in days of disinformation. nautil.us/a-pediatrici...

Ghostly Swamp Lightning Explained Scientists have discovered the source of spooky will-o'-the-wisp lights from ancient lore, which may have also sparked life on Earth.

The science within a ghost story told around the world may be linked to the first spark of life on Earth.

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Our Dark, Unvaccinated Future Our Dark, Unvaccinated Future: Diseases that cause suffocation, paralysis, and childhood death are poised to come surging back.

Diseases once relegated to history in the U.S. are poised to come surging back, causing childhood suffering and death. We have a way to prevent them. But what happens if we don't use it? Journalist @scudellari.bsky.social talked with researchers and physicians to find out. nautil.us/our-dark-unv...

Extraterrestrials are People, Too Should we grant legal rights to extraterrestrial life before we have even met any in the cosmos? Some scholars say yes.

As the hunt for extraterrestrial life accelerates, scholars propose we grant extraterrestrials legal rights, using as a model the growing global ”rights of nature” movement. nautil.us/extraterrest...

What's Wrong with Having an AI Friend? What’s Wrong with Having an AI Friend? Psychologist Paul Bloom on why chatbots make good companions. And why they don’t.

I had a wide-ranging conversation with psychologist Paul Bloom (@paulbloomatyale.bsky.social) about the pros and cons of AI chatbot companions, what babies have that AIs lack, and more, for @nautil.us:
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The Queer Lives of Frogs The Queer Lives of Frogs: What American green frogs teach us about sex, science, and the unexpected messiness of biology

These scientists learned to look at frog reproductive biology through a completely different lens by adopting a queer feminist approach to framing the messiness of life. nautil.us/the-queer-li...