Chasing beauty and dread in the mysteries of American tornadoes
Jana Houser wants to help the field predict how and when tornadoes form.
Interviews
Diversity is a technical solution to the problems facing AI in science
“In science you want to do well on rare things.”
Why is a government agency selling small vials of human poop?
At-home gut microbiome tests are not as reliable as many would like them to be. A new standard from the US government’s National Institute of Standards and Technologies could finally change that.
The topsy-turvy physics of pole dancing
"The first time I ever really sat down and did what I like to think of as 'pole math' was actually rage math."
The Eerily Familiar Politics of Europe's Wolves
Why wolves are such a potent political tool. Author Adam Weymouth on carnivores and scapegoats.
The covert project to (finally) measure hellish subway heat
Meet Jack Klein, the guy who stealthily collects data about New York’s hottest days underground.
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