Science has come a long way since Mary Shelley penned “Frankenstein.” But we still grapple with the same questions.
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The world is full of great mysteries. This is one of them.
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.
Ethicist and doctor Simon Whitney argues that society’s overly cautious approach to medical research is blocking breakthroughs.
He wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam football…
Shame is a powerful tool that must be used with care.
Hippocrates overturned conventional wisdom and invented modern medicine.
Through self-tracking and self-experimentation, we can greatly improve our cognitive capacity.
Dennis Klatt developed trailblazing text-to-speech systems before losing his own voice to cancer.
People think that unhappiness causes our minds to wander, but what if the causation goes the other way?
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.
When you imitate the speech of others, there’s a thin line between whether it’s a social asset or faux pas.
Lessons from child development research teach us how we learn to trust others.
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.
MIT neuroscientists have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that respond to singing but not other types of music.
A proponent of panpsychism argues moral truth is inherent in consciousness.
An independent researcher looks into why there’s such strong opposition to her research.
Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
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.
How drugs, demons, and the search for immortality gave us words we use everyday.
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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New ideas inevitably face opposition. A new book called “The Human Element” argues that overcoming opposition requires understanding the concepts of “Fuel” and “Friction.”
The Field Medal was created to elevate promising mathematicians from underrepresented demographics. But has it followed through on that goal?
Six visionary science fiction authors on the social impact of their work.
It took a series of ingenious experiments in the 20th century to uncover some of our biggest cognitive biases.
For some reason, the bodies of deceased monks stay “fresh” for a long time.
Mixed messages and competing interests have left college students feeling lost and stressed.
Sex, it turns out, isn’t as easy or simple as popular culture might lead us to believe.
A new paper reveals that the Voyager 1 spacecraft detected a constant hum coming from outside our Solar System.