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Life

The next revolution in biology isn’t reading life’s code — it’s writing it

It's time to write the human genome, argues microbiologist Andrew Hessel.

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The 37% rule: How many people should you date before settling down?

When making any tough decision, the key is not to be overly exploratory or exploitative.

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Business

5 ways immersion in art can boost your work-life happiness

Marine Tanguy — author and founder/CEO of MTArt Agency — argues that viewing and creating art has profound benefits.

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The West struggles to evaluate threats. Here’s how it can get better.

From Hitler to Hamas, Western powers have repeatedly dismissed open threats as bluffs — with catastrophic results.

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Starts With A Bang

Is our first “galaxy-quasar hybrid” also a Little Red Dot?

Found by Hubble before JWST's launch, GNz7q looked like a mix of a galaxy and a quasar. Was it actually our first known "little red dot"?

Two figures in military gear salute, rendered in white and red with visible brain scans over their heads, set against a black background—a striking nod to the neuroscience of war.

Books

How neuroscience is rewriting the art of war

In “Warhead,” neuroscientist and national security adviser Nicholas Wright explains how the brain navigates warfare and why it is our ultimate weapon (and instrument for peace).

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Seaflooding: How we could engineer the next Mediterranean

Bold megaprojects could turn dry depressions into thriving new hubs of life.

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