He transformed modern medicine's understanding of the brain. And he rethought neurology---and his memory---from the inside out.
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The Fully Immersive Mind of Oliver Sacks
New Map Plots North America’s Bounty of Rivers
More of North America’s land is covered by rivers than we thought, according to a new map.
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I Used Physics to Calculate How Much Yoda Weighs
In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke does a one-armed handstand with Yoda balanced on his foot. Using this, I can estimate the mass of Yoda.
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California’s Katrina Is Coming
California's long-term lack of rain isn’t what keeps engineers, economists, and state water planners awake at night.
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Think Like a Tree: How Shark Skin Can Save Us From Superbugs
Shark skin isn't just for suits (or sharks). It can prevent hospital-transmitted infections.
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Dark Matter May Be More Complex Than Physicists Thought
The physicist James Bullock explains how a complicated “dark sector” of interacting particles may illuminate some puzzling observations of the centers of galaxies.
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Space Photos of the Week: A Nebula Becomes a Butterfly
Space photos of the week, August 23–29.
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NASA Finally Picked New Horizons’ Next Destination
New Horizons' next stop will be a Kuiper Belt object named 2014 MU69 nearly a billion miles beyond Pluto.
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What Does Scientific Literacy Really Mean?
What is scientific literacy and how do you measure it?
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What’s Inside Caladryl Will Not Make You Hallucinate
Itch-relieving action for the summer starts with this eponymous pink stuff, a cocktail of zinc oxide and a little iron oxide.
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