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Why It Pays to Play Around

Play is so important that nature invented it long before it invented us.

June 5, 2019

Evolution Is Really Not That Into Sex

Plants and animals have reproduced without sex for eons. So why did nature bother?

May 15, 2019

Are Animal Experiments Justified?

A neuroscientist confronts his anguish over experimenting on animals.

A Magician Explains Why We See What’s Not There

Our brain is constantly picturing what the future should be.

March 27, 2019

Aging Is a Communication Breakdown

Genes that can’t express themselves may be hallmarks of cancer.

March 19, 2019

What Makes Music Special to Us?

Clarifying the differences between what animals and humans hear.

March 13, 2019

Why We Stink at Tackling Climate Change

Global threats result from human culture outrunning human biology.

February 20, 2019