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Newsletter · By Holden Thorp, Science EIC · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

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    Why has identity become so important? Why do negative ideas get so much more traction than positive ones? Why are rankings and comparisons so much more important now? Why do we spend so much time thinking and talking about where to spend our attention? And why have institutions lost their ability to influence human behavior on a large scale?Philosopher Agnes Callard of the University of Chicago has an idea that explains them all — and more. In a podcast with Derek Thompson, she laid out the idea

  2. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    A champion football coach can embrace his awkwardness. Why can’t everyone? (opens the original)

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    Winning football coaches generally fit a personality pattern. The ones I’ve known who had support of the fans and created excitement were extroverts. They work the room when they are in front of fans and the team, they can draw you in during casual conversation, and they show emotions on cue to fire up the team or express disapproval of the refs and others. I once spent three hours with a famous coach at his stadium and when I had to leave for another event, he asked if I could come back later t

  3. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    Neil Shubin Isn’t Backing Down on Climate Science. So Why Is He Reviewing This Chapter? (opens the original)

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    Today I’m posting an interview on the Science Podcast channel (go sign up here!) with Neil Shubin, the new president of the National Academy of Sciences. Shubin is a great choice to lead the NAS at this tough moment: He’s a professor of paleontology at the University of Chicago who has excelled both as a researcher and in science communication. I also learned in my conversation with him that he’s not afraid to answer the tough questions with clarity and conviction.<a class="button primary" href=

  4. Issue · Aug 27, 2026

    Taking away the label doesn’t take away the problem (opens the original)

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    It’s quite a time for neurodiversity here in the United Kingdom. As I wrote about last week, Dame Uta Frith’s comments about narrowing the autism spectrum and her opinion that beloved autistic UK naturalist Chris Packham might not be autistic have started a firestorm that continues to be reported on. Subscribe nowLast week we got a controversial (and in my view, highly flawed) documentary on Channel 4 called “<a

  5. Issue · Aug 21, 2026

    Uta Frith Would Have Diagnosed Me With Asperger’s. Now She’s Not So Sure. (opens the original)

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    Dame Uta Frith — along with her husband, Chris — has done some of the most important research on autism. I have read many of her papers, and cite her work in my upcoming book, Leading with Autism. She has recently waded into the most contentious question we have, which is where does autism end and personality begin? She is getting enormous backlash

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