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Summer 2026

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Flipping the Bird

The surprising strategy for minimizing precooked food waste.

By Summer Moore Batte

Fiber Feminist
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Fiber Feminist

Jean Ray Laury

by Wendy Jalonen Fawthrop

Cholesterol Detective
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Cholesterol Detective

Peter Wood

by Susan Ipaktchian

Neuroscience Pioneer
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Neuroscience Pioneer

David Rumelhart

by Adam Gorlick

The Dish

The Dish

The Assent of Man
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The Assent of Man

A lifetime of faking it

by Robert L. Strauss

Water Colors
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Water Colors

Letters to the Editor
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Letters to the Editor

A Closer Look at the Costs of College
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A Closer Look at the Costs of College

Making college affordable

by John Hennessy

A Shadowy Reminder of an Ugly Truth
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A Shadowy Reminder of an Ugly Truth

Good people, bad deeds

by Kevin Cool

Shelf Life
Planet Cardinal

Shelf Life