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Conscious Robots, Killer Tortoise, and Healthcare Goals

Well-researched stories from Wired, Prospect Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Afghan History, Confused Cars, and Daddy Longlegs

Well-researched stories from The Root, Slate, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Climate Politics, Robot Chameleons, and Taxing Churches

Well-researched stories from Quartz, Gizmodo, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Venus, the Green Knight, and Old-School Peaches

Well-researched stories from Wired, Struggles from Below, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Money’s Past, Antibiotic Trouble, and English Spelling

Well-researched stories from The New Yorker, Scientific American, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Bezos in Space, Ice Cream Science, and Trash Parrots

Well-researched stories from Slate, Smithsonian, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Guerrilla Food, Sports Violence, and Historical Plastic

Well-researched stories from Atlas Obscura, Psyche, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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City Wildlife, Social Mitochondria, and Consumer Identity

Well-researched stories from Quanta, Scientific American, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Megadrought, Mongoose Parenting, and Autism in Chinese

Well-researched stories from The Week, Disability Visibility, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Britney Spears, Karate, and Wrong Numbers

Well-researched stories from the New York Times, Vox, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.