Steve Paulson
The Spiritual, Reductionist Consciousness of Christof Koch
What the neuroscientist is discovering is both humbling and frightening him.
My Life with the Physics Dream Team
Freeman Dyson on working with the greatest physicists of the 20th century.
Beauty Is Physics’ Secret Weapon
A Nobel laureate maps his path to discovery.
The Moral Argument for Doping in Sports
To almost all sports fans, doping in sports is an issue of near-religious importance, says Julian Savulescu. According to the Australian bioethicist and moral philosopher, fans celebrate people of extraordinary physical ability who dedicate themselves to training to perform an athletic feat to perfection—but when they augment their abilities with drugs and enhancers, fans can […]
The Philosopher Who Says We Should Play God
Why ethical objections to interfering with nature are too late.
About Your Skin
What you should know about your body’s biggest organ.
Ingenious: David Krakauer
The systems theorist explains what’s wrong with standard models of intelligence.
Art’s Biggest Wheel Turns Toward Science
Hans-Ulrich ObristTwitter Hans-Ulrich Obrist seems to be everywhere—and it’s not much of an illusion. Widely regarded as the most influential figure in today’s art world, he’s worked with a who’s-who of major artists, from painter Gerhard Richter and sculptor Jeff Koons to performance artist Marina Abramovic and architect Rem Koolhass. From his perch as co-director of […]
To Understand Religion, Think Football
Sacred beliefs likely arose out of prehistoric bonding and rituals.
Monsters, Marvels, and the Birth of Science
How the unlikely and unexplainable, strange and terrifying, spawned the age of science.
