The Last Word

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lyapunov-fractalOctober 17-21, 2016

Craig opened the week with a brave personal and scientific exploration of sexual assault’s effects on the brain and the psyche.

Revelations about Trump’s history with women warrants a revisit to Christie’s post on why harassment goes unreported.

Michelle plays detective in the extinction of an Australasian rodent. She finds that sometimes climate change as a cause of extinction is also an excuse that hides more proximal human causation.

Time travel is a recent thing to think about, says James Gleick, who has just spent more than four years writing a book about it. The idea of it, he concludes, is ultimately about eluding death.

Guest Brooke Borel, editor of a book on fact-checking, still finds herself tweeting first and asking questions later. Let her save you from the mistakes she has made.

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