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Flawed Genius

STEVE JOBS'S IMPRESSIVE, MESSY CAREER

ACCIDENTALLY Delicious

Have you ever been really hungry, but there wasn't much to eat in your kitchen? Did you throw together a bunch of stuff you had on hand and were pleasantly surprised when it tasted good?

OOPS!

The ins and outs of news media corrections

HOUSE OF CARDS

TRY THE PERFECT EXPERIMENT—AND THEN REFLECT ON HOW IT WENT.

Two College Students Devise Smart Glasses That Can ID People

YOU'RE WAITING FOR THE SUBWAY WITH A COUPLE OF YOUR FRIENDS.

That Wanaka Tree Gets a Companion

\"THAT WANAKA TREE,\" AS IT'S CALLED, IS A FAMOUS WILLOW TREE THAT GROWS OUT OF LAKE WANAKA ON THE SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND.

Two Comb Jellies Can Fuse Their Bodies Together to Become One

COMB JELLIES ARE GELATIN-LIKE AND MOSTLY SEETHROUGH INVERTEBRATES, OR ANIMALS WITHOUT A BACKBONE, THAT FLOAT IN THE OCEAN NEAR SHORE.

Getting Started

In this editorial cartoon, a young 19th-century woman must overcome the obstacle of carrying a heavy burden while climbing a multirung ladder before she can achieve \"Equal Suffrage.\"

Mary Ann Shadd Cary - Publisher

In the decades before the Civil War (1861-1865), many Americans joined the abolition movement. The Shadd family was among them. Mary Ann Shadd (1823-1893) grew up in an African American family of 13 children.

The Grimké Sisters Abolitionists

Every night, Dinah was supposed to brush the E hair of her mistress, Sarah Moore Grimké (1792-1873). But one night, 12-year-old Sarah stopped Dinah. She wanted to help Dinah instead. They had to be quiet so they wouldn't get caught. It was 1804 in Charleston, South Carolina. The Grimkés were among Charleston's major slaveholding families. Strict laws regulated the behavior of both master and enslaved people.

Sacagawea Explorer

Sacagawea (1788-1812) played a unique role in history. She was a go-between for Indigenous peoples and EuroAmerican explorers.

Leonora M. Barry - Investigator

When Leonora M. Barry (1849-1923) was a young girl, her family left Ireland to escape a famine. They settled in New York. Barry became a teacher. In 1872, she married a fellow Irish immigrant. At that time, married women were not allowed to work. So, Barry stayed home to raise their three children.

Lydia E. Pinkham Businesswoman

Women were the first line of defense when it came to the good health of their families in the 1800s.

Louise Blanchard Bethune - Architect

Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856-1915) showed early promise in math. Lucky for her, her father was the principal and a mathematics teacher in a school in Waterloo, New York. Instead of going to school, Louise's father taught her at home until she was 11 years old. She also discovered a skill for planning houses. It developed into a lifelong interest in architecture and a place in history as the first professional female architect in the United States.

Mary Church Terrell Organizer

Some women wanted to have a greater voice in American society in the 1800s.

Finding a New Path

For many Americans, this month's mystery hero represents the ultimate modern trailblazer. She is recognized by just her first name.

Frances Willard Leader

During Frances Willard's lifetime (1839-1898), she was the best-known woman in America: She headed the largest women's organization in the worldthe Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). In that role, her abilities shone as a social activist, a dynamic speaker, and a brilliant organizer. She educated women on how to run meetings, write petitions, give speeches, and lobby state and federal legislators.

Arabella Mansfield -Lawyer

Arabella Mansfield started out life as Belle Babb (1846-1911). She grew up in a Midwest family that valued education. In 1850, her father left to search for gold in California. He died in a tunnel accident a few years later.

Allies in the Fight

Women hoping for a larger role in the world in which they lived faced a lot of opposition in the 19th century. But they found allies, too. Take a look.

Scientists Reveal a Reason That Could Explain Mount Everest's Growth

MOUNT EVEREST, STANDING AT 29,032 FEET (8,849 METERS) ABOVE SEA LEVEL, IS THE TALLEST PEAK IN THE WORLD.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot Is Shapeshifting, Astronomers Find

YOU THINK HURRICANES FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO CAN BE BIG?

Lost Cat Treks More Than 800 Miles to Get Home

Rayne Beau (pronounced RANE-BO, as in \"rainbow\") is a two-year-old Siamese cat.

IS YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA FEED TOO PERFECT?

EVERYONE'S LIFE CAN APPEAR PERFECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. On YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, and similar apps, people tend to share their happiest, most picturesque moments. They carefully compose any text to get the message just right. They use filters and enhancements to glam up images and videos. The app sorts the posts with the most likes and comments to the top. The end result? All you see of others' lives is the best of the best.

EASY AS ABC

But in number theory, well, it's complicated.

MARYAM ZARINGHALAM

SCIENCE POLICY FELLOW AND WRITER

When Good SCIENCE Goes BAD

Shrinking classes seemed like a good idea. But in one place, it turned out to have its limits.

Can You Repeat That?

It's a big deal that scientists check one another's work.

Art ALERT!

THE CASE OF THE MASTERPIECE THAT WASN'T

Sojourner Truth Speaker

There was a time when slavery wastes abolished the institution over a number of decades. New York abolished slavery in 1827. Isabella Baumfree (c. 1797-1883) was born enslaved in Hurley, New York. When she was nine, she was taken from her parents and sold. She then was sold several more times. Some of her owners were cruel and abused her. During that time, she had several children.

Sarah Josepha Hale Editor

Long before Vogue or Glamour caught women's attention, Godey's Lady's Book introduced the latest fashions.