Issue 56 of Nautilus is here!

Take a look at the stories inside. [View in browser](| [Join Nautilus]( Did a friend forward this? [Subscribe here.]( INSIDE ISSUE 56 Fresh perspectives on an eclectic mix of big ideas. Dear Nautilus reader, Issue 56 of Nautilus has arrived and we’d like to give you a glimpse of the stories inside, but first, here’s an abbreviated note from Nautilus editor Kevin Berger about our latest issue. At Nautilus, we are journalists of ideas. That’s how I’ve described our mission since we launched in 2013. We investigate the fields of science and philosophy and return with stories that capture ideas that strike you like news and stay with you like literature. Ideas in this issue offer fresh perspectives on basketball, crying wolf, mud, comedy, and donkeys. I know that doesn’t sound like a normal science magazine. “Only in Nautilus,” though, is our favorite compliment of all. Inside Issue 56 of Nautilus THE PORTHOLE [A cosmic glitch in gravity](; [how melting ice has altered time-keeping](; [why animals run faster than robots](; 1[0 brilliant insights from Daniel Dennett](; [how Earth’s habitable continents arose—and survived](; [a tiny, charismatic frog in Brazil is revealing secrets of a killer fungus]( [What do the pyramids have to do with The Force? Click to read our cover story and find out.]( COVER STORY [The Force Was with Them]( My generation of filmmakers shook up cinema forever. Where are history’s periodic surges of creativity taking us? BY WALTER MURCH MY 3 GREATEST REVELATIONS [Biodiversity Loss Is the Greatest Menace on Earth]( Craig Foster on his 3 greatest revelations while writing Amphibious Soul.BY CRAIG FOSTER PSYCHOLOGY [Crying Wolf in an Age of Alarms]( human costs of faulty disaster warnings.BY BENJAMIN CASSIDY MATH[The “Hot Hand” Is Not a Myth]( A mathematician revisits the famous paper that claims a player’s hot streak in sports is an illusion.BY AUBREY CLAYTON PHILOSOPHY [What Counts as Consciousness]( Christof Koch on human minds, AI, and bacteria. BY DAN FALK COMMUNICATION [When Kids Talk to Machines]( Language bots are no substitute for teaching children to speak and learn.BY JULIE SEDIVY COMMUNICATION [A Scientist Walks Into a Bar …]( comedy plays on our emotions to fight misinformation.BY SARAH ADELMAN ZOOLOGY [Falling in Love with a Fly](My Octopus Teacher’s Craig Foster considers the uncharismatic.BY CRAIG FOSTER PHILOSOPHY [What Science Forgets](Human experience must be factored into science. The authors of a new manifesto argue why.BY AMANDA GEFTER ENVIRONMENT [The Oldest Ecosystems on Earth](What they teach us about resilience. BY FERRIS JABR Get the full Nautilus experience and never miss a story by becoming a print member today [Join Nautilus]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 NautilusNext, All rights reserved.You were subscribed to the newsletter from [nautil.us](. Our mailing address is: NautilusNext360 W 36th Street, 7S,New York, NY 10018 Don't want to hear from us anymore? [Unsubscribe](