How does the mind interact with the body? Nobody really knows — but these philosophers ventured an answer.
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Ethicist and doctor Simon Whitney argues that society’s overly cautious approach to medical research is blocking breakthroughs.
Is it deliberate fraud or just bad research?
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Science has come a long way since Mary Shelley penned “Frankenstein.” But we still grapple with the same questions.
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.
Dennis Klatt developed trailblazing text-to-speech systems before losing his own voice to cancer.
He wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam football…
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Shame is a powerful tool that must be used with care.
People think that unhappiness causes our minds to wander, but what if the causation goes the other way?
Hippocrates overturned conventional wisdom and invented modern medicine.
Through self-tracking and self-experimentation, we can greatly improve our cognitive capacity.
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.
While we’re busy wondering whether machines will ever become conscious, we rarely stop to ask: What happens to us?
A proponent of panpsychism argues moral truth is inherent in consciousness.
Lessons from child development research teach us how we learn to trust others.
Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
MIT neuroscientists have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that respond to singing but not other types of music.
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.
An independent researcher looks into why there’s such strong opposition to her research.
Six visionary science fiction authors on the social impact of their work.
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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The wise, the old, and the experienced matter to a full and happy life.
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