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The Ramen Lord
“It is cooking that veers into the domain of laboratory science.”
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What If Psychedelics’ Hallucinations Are Just a Side Effect?
“Some neuroscientists now believe that the drugs’ mental-health benefits don’t come from tripping.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories from Ryan Hockensmith, John Woodrow Cox, Ryan Nourai, Mary H.K. Choi, and Ferris Jabr.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring notable stories from Paul Solotaroff, Maddie Oatman, Gabriel Smith, Meg Bernhard, and Alexandra Horowitz.
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The Worm That No Computer Scientist Can Crack
“One of the simplest, most over-studied organisms in the world is the C. elegans nematode. For 13 years, a project called OpenWorm has tried—and utterly failed—to simulate it.”
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When Did I Start Getting Cancer?
“An environmental chemist investigates the origins of her leukemia.”
