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Evolution Is Really Not That Into Sex

Plants and animals have reproduced without sex for eons. So why did nature bother?

May 15, 2019

Yes, Determinists, There Is Free Will

You make choices even if your atoms don’t.

May 13, 2019

Are Animal Experiments Justified?

A neuroscientist confronts his anguish over experimenting on animals.

A New Approach to Multiplication Opens the Door to Better Quantum Computers

In practice, quantum computers can’t run many programs that classical computers can, because they’re not allowed to selectively forget information. A new algorithm for multiplication shows a way around that problem.

May 7, 2019

Scientists Discover Nearly 200,000 Kinds of Ocean Viruses

New work raises the estimated diversity of viruses in the seas more than twelvefold and lays the groundwork for a better understanding of their impact on global nutrient cycles.

May 7, 2019

Human Exceptionalism Stifles Progress

The aversion to playing God is not just about God.

May 1, 2019

The Problem with the Way Scientists Study Reason

They overly rely on logic and philosophy, and neglect psychology’s more natural ally: biology.

April 29, 2019