Body Modifiers Break the Science of Language
Rewriting the phonetic alphabet in the wake of new bodies and new biotechnology.
Essays
I tried to train my color vision. Here’s what happened.
When I gamified my color blindness, I stumbled into the limits and latitudes of neuroplasticity.
More Than Meets The Eye: The Enigma of Being ‘Good With Faces’
When I wondered what it takes to remember people I’ve seen, I had to relearn what it means to really know a face.
The Ecological Poetry of Lichen
The self-sustaining ecosystem of fungus and algae holds a mirror to ourselves
In cicada emergence, a piggybacking parasite steals the show
One biologist drove cross-country not for the cicadas, but for the fungus that infects them.
Is climate resilience possible in a world of borders?
We govern deforestation, agriculture, and biodiversity within our own borders. But unchecked sovereignty may be a mistake.
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