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The punk rock life of cephalopods
This Cephalopod Week, we’re talking death spirals, cannibalism, and giant squid dissection.
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Getting the billion-dollar PRIMA space telescope off the ground
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The punk rock life of cephalopods
This Cephalopod Week, we’re talking death spirals, cannibalism, and giant squid dissection.
The Nobel winner searching for deep-space neutrinos in Antarctica
In 2013, Francis Halzen spoke with Ira about the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. This week, Halzen won the Nobel Prize.
How important ideas get reawakened, with David Byrne
Why do some breakthroughs go dormant—and then wake up? Watch Flora’s interview with artist David Byrne about these “sleeping beauties.”