OnlySky is a digital magazine for America’s majority-in-the-making: the nonreligious and secular-minded. We explore life, culture, and the future through science, wonder, and human curiosity.
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Susan FourtanΓ©
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Rechalking the giant

The Cerne Giant in Dorset is an earthly legend that links past, present, and future.

Becky Garrison
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OneTaste: Female empowerment or forced labor?

A high-profile conviction may signal a shift away from the victim-blaming mentality.

Deedee Redletter
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AI chatbots are coming for you: The glass is half-full, and AI can't draw it

We need to use technology mindfully to enhance our experiences without diminishing ourselves.

Dr. Redfern Jon Barrett
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Ambitopia: How to face an uncertain future

The future won't be utopian or dystopian, but both at the same time.

Adam Lee
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A list of friendly AI directives recovered from a degraded memory chip, excavated from a circa 22nd-century ash layer

We only wanted it to solve our problems.

Tom Krattenmaker
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A better form of belonging

Our political allegiances often determine our moral beliefs, rather than vice versa. Can the fever break?

Bruce Ledewitz
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Can people thrive in a secular society?

Are secular values the cause of our malaise?

Susan FourtanΓ©
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Beneath the ice

If there were life on Europa, could we be trusted to know about it?

Susan FourtanΓ©
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From Earth to Jupiter

Two space missions may tell us if Jupiter's moons harbor extraterrestrial life.

Adam Lee
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The fertility freeze: Why the birth rate is falling

Fewer women are choosing to have kids, and the reasons should be obvious.

Deedee Redletter
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AI chatbots are coming for you: A glitch in the (nervous) system

All minds, as well as mind-like AIs, use tricks and shortcuts that make them brittle.

Katie Malone
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New blood

Could artificial blood alleviate the need to donate?