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Bernd Brunner writes books and essays. His most recent book is Birdmania: A Particular Passion for Birds. His writing has appeared in Lapham’s Quarterly, The Paris Review Daily, AEON, TLS, Wall Street Journal Speakeasy, Cabinet, Huffington Post, and Best American Travel Writing. Follow him on twitter at @BrunnerBernd.
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02/20/2017

Revolution on Two Wheels

Almost 200 years ago, an early form of our beloved bicycle was invented.

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02/02/2017

Crystalline Botany

Do icy patterns really have a deeper meaning?

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11/30/2016

Big as a Calf, White as a Swan

An interview with Michael Engelhard about all things polar bear

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09/20/2016

A Fruit of Many Names

The world's most indecent fruit

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08/09/2016

Encyclopedia Blue

A history of what may be the world’s most beloved color

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06/27/2016

Bricked In

Following the trail of Alexander von Humboldt on the outskirts of Berlin

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06/01/2016

Losing Ourselves

On Marina Lindemann and what we leave behind

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05/17/2016

Watch Out, Little Red

The wolf is making a comeback in Germany.

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04/18/2016

Vanilla Mania

Do we need the real thing or can we do with a number of molecules?

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03/21/2016

Adventure and Pain…

...on a night train

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