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Can We Reschedule? In Praise of Carl Sagan, Iconic Pothead

Can We Reschedule? In Praise of Carl Sagan, Iconic Pothead

Gabrielle Bellot on the Many Benefits of Marijuana (and a Man Who Was Ahead of His Time)

By Gabrielle Bellot | June 5, 2024

There’s a lot more hair than you think stored at the Library of Congress.

There’s a lot more hair than you think stored at the Library of Congress.

By James Folta | April 24, 2024

Earth? Really? On Why Aliens Would Probably Skip Visiting Our Planet

Earth? Really? On Why Aliens Would Probably Skip Visiting Our Planet

Lisa Kaltenegger Considers Carl Sagan, Alien Equations, and How Sci-Fi Can Help Us Imagine Extraterrestrial Life

By Lisa Kaltenegger | April 16, 2024

The Physics of Fiction: How Art and Science Inspire Each Other

The Physics of Fiction: How Art and Science Inspire Each Other

Paul Halpern on Literary Representations of Black Holes, Wormholes, and Multiple Dimensions

By Paul Halpern | February 9, 2024

“But Where’s Its Anus?” On How We Imagine Alien Lifeforms

“But Where’s Its Anus?” On How We Imagine Alien Lifeforms

Jaime Green Considers Our Anthropomorphic Biases

By Jaime Green | April 18, 2023

The Annotated Nightstand: What Tammy Nguyễn is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Tammy Nguyễn is Reading Now and Next

A Series by Diana Arterian

By Diana Arterian | September 15, 2022

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By Vanessa Willoughby | November 9, 2021

Rita Dove, Joy Harjo, Olga Tokarczuk, and more are going to space! (On a plaque.)

By Jessie Gaynor | October 14, 2021

The 18th-Century Quaker Farmboy Who Laid the Groundwork for Atomic Theory

By Harry Cliff | August 10, 2021

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Nearly 50 Years After the First Golden Record, Mireille Juchau Wonders About the Next

By Mireille Juchau | April 22, 2019

Why Send Whale Song Into Space?

Why Send Whale Song Into Space?

On Carl Sagan, Humpback Whales, and Alien Intelligences

By Margret Grebowicz | September 15, 2017

Nihilism or Wonder? On the Evolution of the Alien Story

Nihilism or Wonder? On the Evolution of the Alien Story

Investigating Extraterrestrial Metaphors for Communism, Religion, Love & Art

By Emily Harnett | April 19, 2017

How Faulkner Convinced Me Not to Become an Astronomer

How Faulkner Convinced Me Not to Become an Astronomer

Alan Jacobs on a House Full of Books and How He Came to Literature

By Alan Jacobs | January 10, 2017