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Thinking The great free will debate featuring Michio Kaku and Steven Pinker Who — or what — really controls your mind?
The Past The largest accidental explosion of all time More than a century ago, Halifax suffered an accidental blast one-fifth the size of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
High Culture 6 great books with wildly unreliable narrators Dive into the twisted truths and concealed realities told by literature’s most unreliable narrators.
The Well Signs you’re burned out — and how to bounce back If you don’t feel better after the weekend, the “burnout paradox” could explain why. ▸ 7 min — with Laurie Santos
Starts With A Bang The trick to instantly identifying JWST images If you can identify a foreground star, the spike patterns are a dead giveaway as to whether it’s a JWST image or any other observatory.
Words of Wisdom Anais Nin on Risk “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anais Nin