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Do our minds have quantum structures that give rise to consciousness? Sir Roger Penrose, one of the world’s most famous scientists, believes this and can explain how he thinks it works.

An effort is underway in the AI community to develop posthumous avatars that can ease the pain of mourning. Not everyone thinks this is a good idea.

This polymath’s papers—full of personal and scientific revelations—have joined the World Register.

The NFL is known predominantly for its players’ display of athletic prowess. But you’d be surprised to know that many of these same players are incredibly smart. Here are some of the smartest NFL players ever to have graced the league.

Researchers believe that the practice of sleeping through the whole night didn’t really take hold until just a few hundred years ago.

The IAU has just approved a dozen new names for features on Pluto’s moon Charon. They draw from an array of famous authors, characters, mythical objects and one U.S. filmmaker.

Millennials are criticized for not working hard and wanting a participation trophy. Bryan Cranston doesn’t buy it. He thinks they have valuable lessons to teach older generations, if they can listen.

With huge suites of data, we can extract plenty of signals where we know to look for them. Everything else? That’s where AI comes in. At the dawn of the 20th […]

How much money does it take to be happy? How much is too much? These philosophers have a lot to say about money and how it relates to the good life.

Another scintillating installment of Comment of the Week is here. Did you make the cut? 

Humans tend to hunker down in our own minds and trust what we already believe to be true. This emotion-based way of thought isn’t often the best way to think about anything, and often leads to gridlock.

Two classic episodes from Think Again’s origins, reunited at last.

Learning about synesthesia can help us better understand how our brain works, particularly in terms of perception.

Can genius be reproduced from extracted DNA? Introducing the Leonardo Project.

“No great genius has ever existed without a strain of madness.” -Aristotle  

Nietzsche has had a large influence on political history, but what did he really think of all the ideologies he examined?

We often like to consider the ideas of great thinkers when looking at an issue. To that end, Albert Einstein once wrote an essay explaining why he was a socialist. We break it down here.

Here are five points from the World Economic Forum at Davos that can help men and women work together for gender equality.

Innovation is often thought of as the result of rare genius. To create a new solution to an old problem that is both more efficient and practical than older methods […]

In 1936, a school girl named Phyllis wrote a letter to Albert Einstein to ask whether a person could believe in both science and religion. He was quick to reply.

One prominent mathematician asks: was Einstein such a smartypants after all?

In our modern, increasingly globalized world, organizations both large and small are being tasked with managing ever more diverse workforces. As our understanding of diversity evolves, we see it in […]

While some still believe it to be innate, psychologists think genius can be cultivated. Three key elements motivate you to do so. 

“Well, technically it did land… just not in once piece.”

For Women’s History Month we have a list of seven all women teams who changed history. Some were scientists, some soldiers, some living, and some long gone. All of them shaped the world.

The world has its first robotic citizen in a humanoid robot with an advanced range of emotions.

How does music influence behavior?

Here’s the ideal IQ for a leader who manages the average team of humans.

Every week one of our brave editors scours the comment section for gems. Did you make the cut? 

Nietzsche’s ideas were used by the Nazi’s to justify their atrocities, but did Nietzsche actually support Fascism?