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Will robots have rights in the future?
Perhaps sooner than we think, we'll need to examine the moral standing of intelligent machines.
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Faith Benefits Health
Duke University psychiatrist Harold Koenig describes how.
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Can you really pick up on good and bad ‘vibes’? Yes, suggests new research.
A newly discovered phenomenon shows that humans communicate outside of mere auditory and visual modes.
The death of dinosaurs allowed mammals to ditch nocturnal behavior, study finds
Have you ever wondered why modern-day mammals have adaptations for nighttime activity? A new study suggests dinosaurs might be the reason.
A Surprising Strategy Makes Kids Persevere at Boring Tasks
Kids say the darndest things. They're also far more adept at workflow management than adults are. What can we learn from them?
You Might Be a Neanderthal If…
New studies shed light on how Neanderthal DNA is affecting the appearance and behavior of modern humans.
Is Race Genetic or Socially Constructed?
Is race a trivial quality of humans, or of deep social importance? Who gets to decide whether race exists or not?
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Extending Descartes to Embody Our Social Rational Souls
Descartes’ solitary, inward-facing mindset misconstrues the social nature of our thinking. Social Cartesianism better captures the soul of what matters in distinguishing humans from animals or machines.
Humans and Supernova-Born Neutron Stars Have Similar Structures, Discover Scientists
Physicists discover strikingly similar structures in human cells and neutron stars.
Who Commits More Murders: Animals or Humans?
Humans are not the most murderous creature on this planet. A recent study has laid out the rates of death and found meerkats to be the most lethal.