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Who Really Found the Higgs Boson

The real genius in the Nobel Prize-winning discovery is not who you think it is.

October 2, 2014

The Twin Prime Hero

Rags, riches, and fame in mathematics.

October 2, 2014

Our Neanderthal Complex

What if our ancient relatives did “human” better?

October 2, 2014

Top Ten Unsung Geniuses

For these scientists, success and fame did not come in equal measure.

October 2, 2014

From Isaac Newton to the Genius Bar

Why it’s time to retire the concept of genius.

October 2, 2014

From Isaac Newton to the Genius Bar

Why it’s time to retire the concept of genius.

October 2, 2014

Super-Intelligent Humans Are Coming

Genetic engineering will one day create the smartest humans who have ever lived.

October 2, 2014

The Artist of the Unbreakable Code

Composer Edward Elgar still has cryptographers playing his tune.

October 2, 2014

The Intelligent Life of the City Raccoon

Adapting to the urban jungle has made Rocky smarter.

October 2, 2014

Shakespeare’s Genius Is Nonsense

What the Bard can teach science about language and the limits of the human mind.

The Art of Painting

Stanley Kubrick and Johannes Vermeer try to see eye-to-eye.

Cooperation Is What Makes Us Human

Where we part ways with our ape cousins.

April 22, 2013