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When ancient humans stared into the darkness, they imagined monsters. Today, staring into the future, AI is the monster.
The first human trial of base editing delivered strong results along with some safety concerns.
Humanity has two giant collisions to thank for its existence, explains biologist Sean B. Carroll.
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Too many companies fail to recognize that “the deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated” — but the solution is easy.
With such a vast Universe and raw ingredients that seem to be everywhere, could it really be possible that humanity is truly alone?
Educator Irshad Manji emphasizes that diversity is a fact of life, and it should be harnessed to unite society rather than divide it. Recognizing that humans tend to react defensively […]
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We don’t yet know if these strange “obelisks” are helpful or harmful.
In December 2022, a company called BioAge Labs published findings on a drug that worked to prevent muscular atrophy, or the loss of muscle strength and mass, in older people.
Here in our Solar System, we only have one star: a singlet. For many systems, including the highest-mass ones, that’s anything but the norm.
Lab-grown meat may work better as a complement to animal agriculture rather than a replacement of it.
It could perform a speech recognition task with 78% accuracy.
Do humans have souls, or are we just particles? Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder explains.
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The U.S. ranked 59th worldwide.
All stars, eventually, run out of fuel and die. Given all the stars we can see and the vast distance to them, are any of them already dead?
More than 90% of sexually active men will be infected with human papillomavirus in their lifetime. The virus may reduce fertility.
AI was the most divisive topic in a recent predictions tournament.
An excerpt from “Memory,” a primer on human memory, its workings, feats, and flaws, by two leading psychological researchers.
AI looks like a natural and inevitable fit for business coaching — but some humans are wary. Here are the pros and cons.
Human civilization has always survived periods of change. Will our rapidly evolving technological era be an exception to the rule?
The key to its success lies not in its understanding of technology, but in its understanding of human nature.
The Schumann resonances are the background hum of the entire planet. But they don’t affect humans in any way.
From hunter-gatherers to the American Dream: This is how humanity’s definition of “work” has developed over time.
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The structure is fully developed in humans, partially developed in chimps, and completely absent in Old World monkeys.
See the world through the eyes of a horse — or a cake pan.
We’ve heard this argument before.
If we manage to avoid a large catastrophe, we are living at the early beginnings of human history.