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“From the mycelial ‘wood wide web’ to smart slime molds and political honeybees, science is demonstrating that humans don’t monopolize language or intelligence.” With advancements in artificial intelligence, scientists are learning more about the ways non-human species communicate with each other—and how they might communicate with us. In this week’s new reading list, “Wild Talk,” Sam […]
Nine essays and interviews from literature’s favorite laureate of compassion.
“If I’d felt more confident on the route, if he hadn’t made that comment, if we’d been communicating more, would I have pushed for another day off? If, if, if.”
Once upon a time, I wanted to be a doctor. Never mind my terrible grades in all things science. Never mind that I decided this in my second year of college, after deciding that the music school that I’d wanted for years wasn’t for me. It was 2006. It was the age of Dr. Gregory […]
Sometimes, marriage is about learning how to braid the bitter with the sweet.
Increasingly, being a librarian is less and less about books and more and more about community survival.
Our Top 5 stories of the week from Maurice Chammah, Benoît Morenne, Amanda Gefter, Jane Miller, and Cheryl Katz and our first-ever audience award.
Ghost stories reveal our collective anxieties amid times of change.
Every story we selected for the number one slot in our weekly newsletter, all in one place.
“Give me the weird tics, the turns of phrase, the strange beginnings. Give me the writer in their natural habitat.”
