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Research Overviews

Themed deep dives into ancient history, weird animal biology, world cultures, and building fantasy worlds

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Art

The line between art, craft, tool — and warning

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Cuisine

Technology & tax regulations impact food culture

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Bugs

Moth flour, cyanide defenses, & esoteric ways to die

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Salt

Salt-tolerant plants, astronaut pee, & the evolution of blood

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Giants

Fighting giants with snakes in the butt

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Regeneration

Science & Salamanders: On Revitalization in Nature

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Fishing

Fibrous nets, orca attacks, & millennia of maintenance

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Racing

Chariots, children, & history's richest athlete

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Bones

Hand-shined, mass-produced, full of sorrow

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Islanders

Sediment, bottlenecks, & the challenges of isolation

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