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When we fail to help in a bad situation, we are morally responsible. So, why don't we pick up others' litter?
In "Dear Oliver," neuroscientist Susan Barry describes how her 10-year correspondence with Oliver Sacks unleashed her inner author.
From ibuprofen to fentanyl, it’s about meeting the pain where it’s at.
The placebo effect is real. So are the ethical conundrums posed by those who would exploit the latest research advances for profit.
The world is full of great mysteries. This is one of them.
An insect? A vermin? An unwanted animal? What in the world is Franz Kafka talking about?
When justice isn’t tempered by something such as mercy, forgiveness, or nonviolence, efforts to make society more equitable often backfire.
The chances that a newborn survives childhood have increased from 50% to 96% globally.
Hippocrates overturned conventional wisdom and invented modern medicine.
There are different types of atheism and atheists. In general, they can be classified as the non-religious, the non-believers, and agnostics.
Since the 1980s, engineered monoclonal antibodies have been knocking out invading germs. Sperm may be next.
Almost everything we can observe and measure follows what's known as a normal distribution, or a Bell curve. There's a profound reason why.
Through self-tracking and self-experimentation, we can greatly improve our cognitive capacity.
Would you want to live in any of these places?
Science has come a long way since Mary Shelley penned "Frankenstein." But we still grapple with the same questions.
Because the milk was thin and had an unnatural, bluish tint, vendors stirred in additives such as chalk, flour, eggs, and Plaster-of-Paris.
He wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam football...
Fossils of Australopithecus in a South African cave are one million years older than previously thought. This challenges the consensus that humans first evolved in East Africa.
Is it deliberate fraud or just bad research?
Shame is a powerful tool that must be used with care.
Every Christmas could be the last Christmas.
How does the mind interact with the body? Nobody really knows — but these philosophers ventured an answer.
Most cities reeked of death, defecation, and industrial waste. Still, focusing only on stench means turning a blind eye (or nose) to the many other smells that helped shape human history.
The more horror we consume, the harder it becomes to find a good scare. These genuinely unsettling movies should get you in the mood for Halloween.
In an attempt to prove Christianity inferior to communism, a Soviet scientist hoped to play God.
Lessons from child development research teach us how we learn to trust others.