The placebo effect is real. So are the ethical conundrums posed by those who would exploit the latest research advances for profit.
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From ibuprofen to fentanyl, it’s about meeting the pain where it’s at.
An insect? A vermin? An unwanted animal? What in the world is Franz Kafka talking about?
The chances that a newborn survives childhood have increased from 50% to 96% globally.
The world is full of great mysteries. This is one of them.
When justice isn’t tempered by something such as mercy, forgiveness, or nonviolence, efforts to make society more equitable often backfire.
There are different types of atheism and atheists. In general, they can be classified as the non-religious, the non-believers, and agnostics.
Since the 1980s, engineered monoclonal antibodies have been knocking out invading germs. Sperm may be next.
Hippocrates overturned conventional wisdom and invented modern medicine.
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Through self-tracking and self-experimentation, we can greatly improve our cognitive capacity.
Because the milk was thin and had an unnatural, bluish tint, vendors stirred in additives such as chalk, flour, eggs, and Plaster-of-Paris.
Science has come a long way since Mary Shelley penned "Frankenstein." But we still grapple with the same questions.
He wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam football...
Fossils of Australopithecus in a South African cave are one million years older than previously thought. This challenges the consensus that humans first evolved in East Africa.
Is it deliberate fraud or just bad research?
Every Christmas could be the last Christmas.
Shame is a powerful tool that must be used with care.
How does the mind interact with the body? Nobody really knows — but these philosophers ventured an answer.
Most cities reeked of death, defecation, and industrial waste. Still, focusing only on stench means turning a blind eye (or nose) to the many other smells that helped shape human history.
In an attempt to prove Christianity inferior to communism, a Soviet scientist hoped to play God.
The more horror we consume, the harder it becomes to find a good scare. These genuinely unsettling movies should get you in the mood for Halloween.
Ethicist and doctor Simon Whitney argues that society's overly cautious approach to medical research is blocking breakthroughs.
People think that unhappiness causes our minds to wander, but what if the causation goes the other way?
Lessons from child development research teach us how we learn to trust others.
When you imitate the speech of others, there’s a thin line between whether it’s a social asset or faux pas.
The wise, the old, and the experienced matter to a full and happy life.
MIT neuroscientists have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that respond to singing but not other types of music.