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Joseph Stromberg

Joseph Stromberg

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Joseph Stromberg

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    The return trip effect: why the trip home always feels shorter than the trip thereThe return trip effect: why the trip home always feels shorter than the trip there
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    Psychologists have 4 theories for the strange phenomenon.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    What the heck are these weird shiny dots on the dwarf planet Ceres?What the heck are these weird shiny dots on the dwarf planet Ceres?
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    Scientists have a few theories, but no one really knows.

    By Joseph Stromberg
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    The forgotten art of hitchhiking — and why it disappearedThe forgotten art of hitchhiking — and why it disappeared
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    How a routine transportation mode completely vanished.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    Here’s Airbus’s novel idea for driving down the cost of spaceflightHere’s Airbus’s novel idea for driving down the cost of spaceflight
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    It’s a reusable rocket engine that flies back to Earth on its own wings.

    By Joseph Stromberg
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    Scientists just found soft tissue inside a dinosaur fossil. Here’s why that’s so exciting.Scientists just found soft tissue inside a dinosaur fossil. Here’s why that’s so exciting.
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    Two words: dinosaur blood.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    These 9 tips will help you avoid mosquito bites. They’ll also ruin your day.These 9 tips will help you avoid mosquito bites. They’ll also ruin your day.
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    This mosquito scientist’s advice is not for the faint of heart.

    By Joseph Stromberg
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    A non-horse racing fan’s guide to the Belmont StakesA non-horse racing fan’s guide to the Belmont Stakes
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    7 things to know about the biggest horse race of 2015.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    This paleontologist just snuck a marriage proposal into his paper on a new dinosaurThis paleontologist just snuck a marriage proposal into his paper on a new dinosaur
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    This is definitely the nerdiest way to propose.

    By Joseph Stromberg
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    These giant telescopes are going to change astronomyThese giant telescopes are going to change astronomy
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    A new class of telescopes will be way bigger than any ever built.

    By Joseph Stromberg
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    FIFA’s huge corruption and bribery scandal, explainedFIFA’s huge corruption and bribery scandal, explained
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    The scandal that brought down FIFA’s president — and could change soccer.

    By Joseph Stromberg and Matthew Yglesias

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