The Uncanny Valley of Xenobots

[View this email in your browser]( [Nautilus logo]( Sunday, February 27, 2022 Dear Nautilus Reader, This week, we take a look at the first self-replicating robots. Born of living cells, they can evolve on their own. But the researchers don't think we should be worried about having created microscopic Frankensteins—read on to find out why not. That story, why humans fight wars; why we shouldn't work so much; and more, in some of the most popular stories on Nautilus this week. [SUBSCRIBE TO NAUTILUS!]( [The Uncanny Valley of Xenobots]( [These tiny living robots can now replicate and evolve—and be put to work.]( [Marco Altamirano]( [They appear, at first, like so many toy tops spinning around a petri dish, etching squiggly patterns on the plate as if it were an ice rink.]( [Why Humans Wage War]( [War is purposeful and calculating. The more organized we are, the better we get at fighting.]( [Steve Paulson]( [In 1991 two hikers in the Italian Alps stumbled on a mummified body buried in the ice.]( SPECIAL NAUTILUS OCEAN PRINT EDITION [Explore the Ocean With This Special Print Edition]( This stunning, special print edition of the [Nautilus Ocean]( magazine takes you to new depths with stories and visuals about ocean conservation, exploration, and research. Discover narratives that leap off the pages and ignite curiosity, awe, and wonder about the underwater world. [Get your copy of the Nautilus Ocean Special Edition today!]( [BUY NOW]( [My Quantum Leap]( [The theory of physics that showed me a new reality.]( [Bob Henderson]( [I botched my first interview with Chris Fuchs.]( [The Power of the Waves]( [Understanding how oceans move is key to understanding life on Earth.]( [Richard Hamblyn]( [Sea waves are among the world’s most misunderstood phenomena.]( NAUTILUS PARTNER The World's Biggest Philosophy and Music Festival]( Save the date for the world’s biggest philosophy and music festival HowTheLightGetsIn, returning to Hay-on-Wye from the 2nd-5th June and streaming live worldwide. With over 350 events and Richard Dawkins, Isy Suttie, Roger Penrose, Slavoj Žižek and Sally Phillips headlining the event, it’ll be an unmissable long weekend of intellectual discovery, celebration, and parties. Don’t miss out on advanced tickets with 20% off using discount code NAUTILUS20 [here.]( [GET YOUR TICKET HERE]( [We’re Killing Ourselves with Work]( Evolution favors less work and more leisure.]( Scott Koenig]( [After years of being encouraged to choose a job I love so I’ll never work a day in my life, I figured I had found my ticket: science.]( [What’s So Hard About Understanding Consciousness?]( [We brought Antonio Damasio and Anil Seth together to share their insights into neuroscience’s big question.]( [Kristen French]( [Because you are reading these words, it’s safe to say you possess consciousness—that magic of awareness that you are alive and awake, and that you are you, not somebody else.]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Web Site]( Copyright © 2021 NautilusNext, All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from [nautil.us](. Our mailing address is: NautilusNext 360 W 36th Street, 7S, New York, NY 10018 Don't want to hear from us anymore? [Click here to unsubscribe.](