History
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A Man on the Edge
November 03, 2009
A new biography explores Jacques Cousteau’s strange and colorful life but struggles to uncover why he has been so quickly forgotten.
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Traveling Through Time and Stars
October 22, 2009
In Far Out, stunning astronomical images and lyrical essays on the nature of light and space explore the universe’s past.
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A Writing Revolution
October 20, 2009
Nearly universal literacy is a defining characteristic of today’s modern civilization; nearly universal authorship will shape tomorrow's.
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Happy Birthday, Zinjanthropus
July 25, 2009
The Leakeys’ discovery of the “Nutcracker Man” 50 years ago electrified the scientific community and refocused thinking about the origin of humans back on Africa.
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The Future Isn’t What it Used to Be
July 20, 2009
Today, as many nations aspire to the Moon and America struggles to return, does anyone still have “The Right Stuff?”
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Needham’s Grand Question
December 15, 2008
As China reemerges on the science frontier, Simon Winchester offers a vivid account of one man's mission to illuminate its innovative past.
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World
Sad Sacks
As a UK adviser is fired over politically unpalatable advice and an English teacher is suspended over an article about animal sexuality, the fate of facts is on the line.
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Ideas
Sweet Obesity
As obesity rates soar, Americans are consuming more low-calorie artificial sweeteners. But do artificial sweeteners actually help people lose weight?
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Books
Books to Read Now
November releases feature the mysteries of Grigori Perelman, the evolutionary origins of reading, and strategies for containing strains of flu.
