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The Simple Logical Puzzle That Shows How Illogical People Are

More than 90 percent of people err on this test. Will you?

May 22, 2015

Ingenious: John Ochsendorf

Meet the architectural rebel who champions ancient engineers.

May 21, 2015

How Math’s Most Famous Proof Nearly Broke

Andrew Wiles thought he had a solution to an age-old puzzle. Until it began to unravel.

May 21, 2015

Consciousness Began When the Gods Stopped Speaking

How Julian Jaynes’ famous 1970s theory is faring in the neuroscience age.

Why We Should Let the Pantheon Crack

Modern architects have a lot to learn from the sound engineering of the ancients.

May 19, 2015

How Necking Shaped the Giraffe

The private life of the African giant offers a remarkable view on evolution.

May 19, 2015

Will Coffee Cure You or Kill You?

Drip coffee may have a more positive impact on heart health than coffee made in a French press.

May 15, 2015