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Jessica Gross

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, History, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story

Mathematics as a Cultural Force

by Jessica Gross September 27, 2019October 19, 2022

Historian Amir Alexander on Euclidean geometry’s far-reaching effects.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Science & Nature, Story

Why Bugs Deserve Our Respect

by Jessica Gross July 2, 2019October 19, 2022

Fruit flies helped us win six Nobel prizes in medicine. Architects have been inspired by termite hills. Ecologist Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson explains why bugs are so essential to the world we live in.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story

In Defense of Schadenfreude

by Jessica Gross February 8, 2019October 19, 2022

Historian Tiffany Watt Smith argues that schadenfreude, the joy we derive from another’s misfortune, is just a natural part of the very complex emotional responses we have as human beings.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Science & Nature, Story

The Science of Dreaming

by Jessica Gross December 27, 2018October 19, 2022

Science journalist Alice Robb on why we need to take our dreams seriously.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction, Story

Finding Comfort in Small Spaces

by Jessica Gross September 24, 2018October 19, 2022

Jessica Gross considers her preference for certain types of confinement.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction

Finding Comfort in Small Spaces

by Jessica Gross September 24, 2018October 19, 2022

Jessica Gross considers her preference for certain types of confinement.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story

People Sorting: An Interview With ‘Personality Brokers’ Author Merve Emre

by Jessica Gross September 17, 2018October 19, 2022

Merve Emre on the history of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story, Unapologetic Women

The Invisible Lives of Young Women With Chronic Illnesses

by Jessica Gross March 1, 2018October 19, 2022

Michele Lent Hirsch on the challenges young women with serious health issues face while navigating their relationships, careers, and own sense of who they are.

Posted inArts & Culture, Fiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story

An Interview with ‘Call Me By Your Name’ Author André Aciman

by Jessica Gross November 21, 2017October 19, 2022

The author on his writing process and what it was like to watch a film based on one of his books.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story

Why Are Humans So Curious?

by Jessica Gross July 18, 2017October 19, 2022

Mario Livio on his new book about human curiosity, his work as an astrophysicist, and why we shouldn’t fear our expanding universe.

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