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Science & Technology	‘Physicists Have Always Been Philosophers’: In Conversation With Frank Wilczek The Nobel Prize-winning physicist discusses free will, time travel, and the relationship between innovation and scientific discovery. Adolfo Plasencia \| May 23
Science & Technology	Artificial Lives: On the Occult Origins of Chemistry and the Stuff of Life Throughout history, scientists have tried to understand the characteristics that a chemical system must possess in order to be considered living. Laura Tripaldi \| May 18
Business & Economics	How Secure Is Our Data, Really? Economist Michael Kende on how applying the economics of cybersecurity can prevent data breaches and increase digital trust. Michael Kende \| May 16
Culture	Philosophy for Passengers: Reflections on ‘Passenger Time’ We are, all of us, time’s passengers, witnesses to its passing, which is also our own. Michael Marder \| May 12
Science & Technology	‘Goodbye to my dreams of being an artist’: Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s Reflections on Art and Idealism An excerpt from Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s autobiography, “Recollections of my Life.” Santiago Ramón y Cajal \| May 9
Media	My Game Story: Reflections on Design and Storytelling Legendary game designer Richard Lemarchand on the importance and joy of playful storytelling. Richard Lemarchand \| May 5
Environment	Reinventing the Strip: In Conversation With Renowned Urban Designer Peter Calthorpe This month, we talk to urban designer and planner Peter Calthorpe about his big idea for making California and the rest of the nation more earth-friendly and affordable. William Shutkin & Andy Bush \| May 2
Culture	Birthing Furniture: An Illustrated History An excerpt from "Designing Motherhood: Things that Make and Break Our Births." Michelle Millar Fisher & Amber Winick \| Apr 28
Science & Technology	Running and the Science of Mental Toughness There is more to running than just training your muscles and improving your stamina. It is also a mental sport, and maybe even more so than previously believed. Mariska van Sprundel \| Apr 26
Culture	Calculating Skies: Topologies of Air and the Airspace Tribunal Can we deploy creative practices to critically address the fatal interlocking of global surveillance technologies, neocolonial expansionism, environmental degradation, and the lethal threat of drone warfare? Anthony Downey \| Apr 22
Science & Technology	Scientific Integrity and the Ethics of 'Utter Honesty' Honesty is a core scientific virtue, but what does it require of us? Robert T. Pennock \| Apr 19
Science & Technology	The Archaeology of Inequality Ancient skeletons, funerary practices, and DNA reveal layers of inequality in past societies. Carles Lalueza-Fox \| Apr 13