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Why We Love Dinosaurs

If museums of natural history are temples to science, dinosaurs are their shrines.

December 14, 2018

What Defines a Stem Cell? Scientists Rethink the Answer

As it becomes clear that the body’s cells have more diverse regenerative capabilities than expected, experts have had to reconsider their approach to stem cell research.

December 14, 2018

Holding Hands with a Chimp

How my suburban-hewn world-view was flipped on its head.

December 12, 2018

Does Scrabble Need To Be Fixed?

An experiment in controlling how much of Scrabble is luck.

December 12, 2018

Brain on Autopilot

How the architecture of the brain shapes its functioning.

Why Robot Brains Need Symbols

We’ll need both deep learning and symbol manipulation to build AI.

December 5, 2018

The New Tech of Relationships

Three stories of our new alliance with technology.

December 5, 2018

How Einstein Reconciled Religion to Science

He believed the lawful harmony of the universe suggested the existence of Spinoza‘s God.

November 29, 2018

Are There Bacteria in Your Brain?

A surprising new result catches the attention of the neuroscience community.

November 28, 2018