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science: Monsters of the Deep c. 1240 / Norway; LQ Podcast 39: Animal Minds Scientists and writers like Jane Goodall, Marc Bekoff, Virginia Morell, and Frans de Waal discuss the frontiers of animal minds and what a smart animal kingdom means for humanity’s place in nature.; Rachel Carson Returns to the Sea 1951 / Woods Hole, MA; A Dog’s World 2013: Dognition, a new scientific startup helmed by a Duke University researcher, aims to collect data for dog cognition...; Immortal Technique 2013: A Russian university lecturer and his "scientific assistant" have been detained by authorities for possessing 14 kilograms of radioactive...; LQ Podcast 37: Emily Anthes Developments in biotechnology are letting us drive cockroaches, control rodent minds, and chart the sea’s impenetrables depths, all chronicled in Emily Anthes’ new book, Frankenstein’s Cat.; Animal Testing Historic experiments using animals; LQ Podcast 36: John Glassie John Glassie uncovers the strange life and works of 17th-century scientist and nutball Athanasius Kircher in his new book, A Man of Misconceptions.; Blowing Your Mind Total freak-out or total bliss? For centuries, LSD and its derivatives have been dreamland for the initiated, and a nightmare for those caught unawares.; Bursting Into Flames 2013: Oklahoma authorities investigating a man’s death have come up with an unusual theory: the victim may have spontaneously combust....; Alfred Russel Wallace Adopts an Orangutan 1855 / Borneo; One Small Step for Monkeys 2012: Iran announced this week that they have successfully sent a monkey into space, following in the footsteps of the...; How to Be a Stuffed Animal by Frances Stonor Saunders; Our Orgastic Future by Jack Hitt; Cats, Rats, and Crabs Findings from the Editor; Heat Wave 2012: Only relatively recently in the swirling scope of history have humans begun to wonder (and worry) about the possibility...; Albert Hofman Explores an Alternate Universe 1943 / Basel; The Magician in the Laboratory Rupert Sheldrake was a scientific superstar, then he was mocked as a magician.; Freedom Isn’t Free 1790 / London; Sherlock Holmes in Fairyland How the creator of literature’s most logical detective became utterly seduced by magic.

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