Jack Rodolico confronts his lifelong fear of sharks when he joins the crew of the SSV Robert C. Seamans.
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The Art of Itchy
Allie Munier has a long history of being afflicted by itchiness -- from chicken pox to lice -- but when she's twenty years old she encounters an itch so severe it threatens to take over her life.
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Slaying the Dragon of Depression
When Jessica Little is struck suddenly with depression during her junior year of college, she struggles to accept the diagnosis.
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The Departed Queen
When chess player Dana Mackenzie goes up against a formidable opponent, an international grandmaster, his relationship with much-feared technology plays an unusual role in the match.
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The Nature of the Knight Bus
As the editor of Nature magazine—the science version of a rock star—Chris Gunter was lucky enough to handle genome papers . . . but then came "the chimpanzee genome spectacle."
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Stress
For our last issue before we go on hiatus in 2013, we present stories of stress -- whether it comes from the pressures of work, illness, a lifelong fear, or a bold move in a chess game.