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Siri Hustvedt recommends an “extraordinary, unusual little book.”
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The novelist on having a fellow author (Paul Auster) as a spouse, and the state of mind that’s essential to good writing.
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The “crossing of senses,” in perception and memory, was once considered too strange to study. Now scientists suspect it’s universal, at least in infancy.
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Studying a humiliating memory from her own childhood convinced the author that we “place” what we remember, and vice versa.
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The author once had a weird, wonderful vision induced by a migraine, but believes other hallucinations are common variations of pathologies.
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How the emerging science of neuropsychoanalysis is reviving Sigmund Freud’s old project: analyzing the subjective experience of the individual mind.
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The bizarre seizure that struck the author at her father’s memorial service launched her on an exploration of neurology, psychology, and the ancient study of buried memory.
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A conversation with the novelist and author of “The Shaking Woman.”
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Arthur Lerner-Lam has been through quakes, but never big ones. He wonders whether the “visceral feel” of a major shakeup should be a required part of every seismologist’s training.
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No, earthquakes aren’t caused by global warming. But popular confusion about them provides a rare opportunity for science to conduct meaningful conversations with the public.
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Both countries were struck by massive earthquakes, yet the scale of tragedy in Haiti was far worse. What happened in each case, and what lessons can be learned from the […]
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For both citizens and government, diligent preparations can make the difference between “ho-hum” and disaster.
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The chances of “The Big One” hitting California in the next few decades is near 100%. The only questions are—how big, and when?
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From Haiti to Chile, China to California, earthquakes have dominated recent news. Is this a pattern or a fluke? And where might the next one hit?
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How the “chaotic” process of plate tectonics works, and why scientists are getting better at predicting major shakeups.
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No more pens wiggling across a piece of paper when an earthquake hits. These days, scientists are using “4-D seismology” to create a dynamic record of our volatile planet.
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A conversation with the Columbia University seismologist.
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Massimo Vignelli recalls his days as a “groupie” hanging out with the greatest architects of the 20th century.
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Postmodernism was a passing fad, says the legendary designer. Modernism is “a discipline, not a style”—and is alive and well.
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When you live in the shadow of the Vatican, “ambiguity becomes very natural” in life and art.