The Marginalian
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Reads tagged with “Joe Hanson”

The Science of Why We Sleep and What Happens Inside Our Brains When We Do
The Science of Why We Sleep and What Happens Inside Our Brains When We Do

What your brain’s chemical lullaby has to do with how screens are making you perennially tired.

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The Science of Dust, Picasso’s Favorite Phenomenon
The Science of Dust, Picasso’s Favorite Phenomenon

“With every breath, we inhale a bit of the story of our universe, our planet’s past and future…”

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Why Science-Fiction Writers Are So Good at Predicting the Future
Why Science-Fiction Writers Are So Good at Predicting the Future

“At its core, good science fiction must rest on good science.”

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The Universe in a Glass of Wine: Richard Feynman on How Everything Connects, Animated
The Universe in a Glass of Wine: Richard Feynman on How Everything Connects, Animated

The Great Explainer reminds us that our divisions of life are artificial and arbitrary.

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The Science of How Clouds Actually Stay Up in the Sky
The Science of How Clouds Actually Stay Up in the Sky

How to keep the weight of 100 elephants in the air.

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Why There Was No First Human
Why There Was No First Human

“It’s just like how you used to be a baby and now you’re older, but there was no single day when you went to bed young and woke up old.”

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The Science of Why We Kiss
The Science of Why We Kiss

Oxytocin, dopamine, and what the hineys of monkeys have to do with the faces of our lovers.

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The Math of Love: Calculating the Odds of Finding Your Soulmate
The Math of Love: Calculating the Odds of Finding Your Soulmate

The science of why there are roughly 871 special someones for you out there.

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