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How Freedom Divides

An expert on animal societies on what sets human societies apart.

October 2, 2019

Would You Survive a Merger with AI?

The cost of brain enhancement may be your identity.

October 2, 2019

Why Symbols Aren’t Forever

The removal of cultural emblems is not the erasure of history but part of it.

September 25, 2019

Language Is the Scaffold of the Mind

Once we acquire language, we can live without it.

September 25, 2019

Geology Makes You Time-Literate

A scientist tells us how her field instills timefulness.

September 24, 2019

Consciousness Doesn’t Depend on Language

We share the basic experience of life with all mammals.

September 24, 2019

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September 20, 2019

Computers and Humans ‘See’ Differently. Does It Matter?

In some ways, machine vision is superior to human vision. In other ways, it may never catch up.

September 20, 2019

Origin-of-Life Study Points to Chemical Chimeras, Not RNA

Origin-of-life researchers have usually studied the potential of pure starting materials, but messy chemical composites may kick-start life more effectively.

September 20, 2019

Talking Is Throwing Fictional Worlds at One Another

A linguist exposes the inner truths about language.

September 18, 2019