Orion Jones

The public gains made by AI, such as beating chess champions and winning Jeopardy tournaments, have ironically also demonstrated its limits.

The Information Age has made humans more managers of knowledge than vessels for it.

Thanks to its high concentration of antioxidants from flavonoids, orange juice has many potential positive effects when it comes to combatting cancer.

Milk does increase weight and length at birth, and there’s a possibility that this actually tracks into adult life.

The researchers suggest that the genes may also help establish left-right differences in the brain, which in turn influences handedness.

Being able to prompt this behaviour in the body could one day be used to repair ailing organs including the heart, liver, spinal cord and pancreas.

The E. coli could lie dormant in the gut, and activate only once its enemy makes an appearance.

Having it all is statistically impossible because every single choice you make narrows your choices (the choices you might make in the future), rendering having it all impossible.

The kinds of multitasking abilities required by video games may help stem the tide of cognitive decline which naturally accompanies the aging process.

Making music improves children’s ability to relate to each other and to use their intellect in problem-solving situations, according to a new study out of the University of West London.

A 2012 study found that a desire for fame solely for the sake of being famous was the most popular future goal among a group of 10-12 year olds.

Sleep researchers better understand the components of a nap, what can make nappers groggy, and how you can take the best possible nap.

Researchers at a Chinese university have printed live human liver cells with high rate of success, ensuring that 90 percent of the cells leave the printer alive.

A presently untapped resource of medical innovation is coming into clearer view thanks to new DNA analyses that look closely at microbial presence in the human gut. 

With the cost of sequencing a person’s entire genome falling, some experts in the field of genetics argue that all children should have their genomes sequenced at birth.

An Australian rocket scientist has engineered a new nano-device that injects vaccines into the human body at a level just beneath the skin, using a flat patch instead of a needle.

Cooperation and generosity are better modes of behavior than obstinance and self-interest when it comes to thriving within a society.

Anyone who has lived through a hot summer day in the city understands that aggression levels can quickly spike with seemingly little explanation.

Poor people’s bad decision-making may be at least partly a result of their circumstances, not due to any intrinsic lack of intelligence.

Scientists in an Austrian lab have created complex human brain tissue from stem cells, creating what the scientific community are now calling “mini-brains.”

People who solve problems in slightly disorderly environments are more likely to arrive at creative solutions.

A new study argues that the association between science and morality is so ingrained that merely thinking about it can trigger more moral behavior.

When breast cancer survivor Molly Lindquist decided she wanted to help others beat the same disease she had bested, she started to think big.

Research completed at the University of Navarra, Spain, suggests that a moderate level of wine drinking results in a lower risk of depression.

Researchers were surprised to learn that pollution created by road transportation proved deadlier than power generation stations.

Savvy marketing strategies currently employed by quick service restaurants suggest the fast food industry is taking a page from Big Tobacco’s playbook.

Caffeine has enjoyed a surprisingly unregulated rise to its status as the drug of choice among many Americans, young and old.

The three cities chosen by the IOC as finalists for the 2020 Games—Madrid, Istanbul, and Tokyo—are facing an unprecedented wave of internal opposition.

As the Arctic ice continues to melt due to rising global temperatures, Russia is aggressively pursuing new trading routes.

Alongside Brazil, Russia, and China, expectations for India included double digit economic growth, an innovative automobile industry, and strong currency.