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Ethicist and doctor Simon Whitney argues that society’s overly cautious approach to medical research is blocking breakthroughs.
People think that unhappiness causes our minds to wander, but what if the causation goes the other way?
Lessons from child development research teach us how we learn to trust others.
When you imitate the speech of others, there’s a thin line between whether it’s a social asset or faux pas.
MIT neuroscientists have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that respond to singing but not other types of music.
The wise, the old, and the experienced matter to a full and happy life.
When Tal Golesworthy was told he was at risk of his aorta bursting, he wasn’t impressed with the surgery on offer – so he came up with his own idea.
The Field Medal was created to elevate promising mathematicians from underrepresented demographics. But has it followed through on that goal?
Researchers are only just beginning to really understand anaesthesia awareness.
Dennis Klatt developed trailblazing text-to-speech systems before losing his own voice to cancer.
For some reason, the bodies of deceased monks stay “fresh” for a long time.
An independent researcher looks into why there’s such strong opposition to her research.
New ideas inevitably face opposition. A new book called “The Human Element” argues that overcoming opposition requires understanding the concepts of “Fuel” and “Friction.”
A proponent of panpsychism argues moral truth is inherent in consciousness.
How drugs, demons, and the search for immortality gave us words we use everyday.
A new paper reveals that the Voyager 1 spacecraft detected a constant hum coming from outside our Solar System.
It took a series of ingenious experiments in the 20th century to uncover some of our biggest cognitive biases.
The conventional wisdom may be wrong. Consulting Google for information about medical symptoms might not be as counterproductive as commonly thought, new research suggests.
Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
The treatment is here, but are we ready?
The number of people with dementia is expected to triple by 2060.
Mixed messages and competing interests have left college students feeling lost and stressed.
Many people believe that in the face of profound evil, they would have the courage to speak up. It might be harder than we think.
Sex, it turns out, isn’t as easy or simple as popular culture might lead us to believe.
Jim Lee, President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics, tells us how his childhood obsession with Superman changed his life.
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Six visionary science fiction authors on the social impact of their work.
The following is an excerpt from Viruses, Pandemics, and Immunity by Arup K. Chakraborty and Andrey S. Shaw. Reprinted with Permission from The MIT PRESS. Copyright 2021. Koch’s Postulates, Anthrax, […]
Sigmund Freud developed the decidedly unscientific principles of psychoanalysis in a time when most psychologists were trying to join the ranks of chemists and medical doctors.
There are several things both men and women can do to actively boost low libido, according to research.