Why Power Brings Out Your True Self

[March 23, 2017 Chapter Four: Backyards & Starscapes]( [READ ISSUE]( Dear Nautilus Reader, If you want to find out who someone really is, give them power. That story, plus cooperative evolution, dark energy, extraordinary female scientists, and why storms make us happy, all this week on Nautilus. And make sure to check out the latest from our [MIT Press]( channel. Best, The Nautilus Team info@nautil.us [Why Power Brings Out Your True Self Are you a tyrant or a servant? By Matthew Hutson]( At the 2012 Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama told the crowd, “Being president doesn’t change who you are. It reveals who you are.” [Survival of the Friendliest It’s time to give the violent metaphors of evolution a break. By Kelly Clancy]( “Violence has been the sire of all the world’s virtues,” wrote poet Robinson Jeffers in 1940. [Can Dark Energy Kill Galaxies? The surprising importance of a dark-energy selection effect. By Luke A. Barnes]( The universe is not just expanding; it’s accelerating. [Paid Advertisement Why Bombas Believes in Socks for Everyone]( Discover why Bombas is rapidly becoming America’s favorite socks! For every pair of Bombas purchased, a pair is donated to homeless shelters throughout the U.S. To date, they’ve donated 1 million pairs of socks. Feel good wearing these revolutionarily-designed, world’s best-fitting socks—or your money back. Enjoy 15% off your first order with code NAUTILUS. [Meet Seven Extraordinary Women Scientists A neuroscientist turned designer has created a unique celebration of women’s history month. By Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya]( Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, a former neuroscientist-turned-designer, wants to galvanize us to safeguard science. [The Strange Blissfulness of Storms Is there a biochemical reason that extreme weather makes us happy? By Sarah Scoles]( I felt pretty sure something was wrong when the deer began running toward me. [Common Sense, the Turing Test, and the Quest for Real AI The long tail and the limits to training. By Hector J. Levesque]( In trying to make sense of intelligent behavior, it is tempting to try something like this: We begin by looking at the most common cases of the behavior we can think of, and figure out what it would take to handle them. [READ ISSUE]( NautilusThink, Inc. 233 Broadway Suite 720 New York, NY 10279 [Add us to your address book]( Copyright © 2017 NautilusThink, Inc., All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website. [unsubscribe from this list](   [update subscription preferences](