Cognitive neuroscientist and AI researcher Christopher Summerfield explores the differences, and similarities, of how AI and humans make meaning of the world.
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From tribal hunts to Stonehenge and into the modern day, the peer instinct helps humans coordinate their efforts and learning.
In his new book, the popular science writer tells the story of how scientists discovered the “gaseous ocean” we all swim in — and the trillions of invisible life forms we share it with.
In the early stages of the hot Big Bang, matter and antimatter were (almost) balanced. After a brief while, matter won out. Here’s how.
Temple Grandin’s story reveals how embracing neurodiversity can lead to groundbreaking innovations and more successful teams.
Why dispelling the notion that it’s all about getting the correct answer is so powerful.
By weaponizing the global economy, the U.S. initiated a new era of economic warfare and transformed how major powers compete.
The truth may be out there — but it’s not in these close encounters of the third kind.
“It doesn’t erase what happened to you. It just changes the impact it has on your life.”
Memories aren’t mental recordings, but pliable information we can use to better manage the present and conjure future possibilities.
Cal Newport explains how you and your teams can accomplish more while improving quality and supercharging workplace morale.
Sunita Sah hopes that by redefining defiance, we can build societies that allow people to live more authentic lives.
We must get happiness right — even when the world around us gets it wrong.
Migration statistics should be regarded with wariness as they are difficult to analyze properly and easily manipulated for political gain.
Could a theory from the science of perception help crack the mysteries of psychosis?
Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.
Any dataset that can be quantified over time can be turned into a contest that is both exciting and (a little bit) enlightening.
Why would people rate certain names as being more extraverted or more agreeable?
On May 4, 1970, the National Guard shot and killed four students during an anti-war protest. The massacre went on to change American culture forever.
It doesn’t matter what you’re reading, as long as you’re reading.
The dream of an ‘Earth-like’ planet showcases our astrobiological ignorance. Over the past decade, our understanding of what planets exist around stars other than our own has exploded. The number […]
One of NASA’s original great observatories, Spitzer showed us the infrared Universe as never before. On January 30, 2020, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope was retired after a 17 year mission. Prior […]
How does one supernova get so bright, so energetic, and so massive? It’s a spectacular mystery to solve. On February 22, 2016, one of humanity’s automated sky-scanning telescopes — the Pan-STARRS Survey for […]
Maps show the oldest company in (nearly) every country – and a few interesting corporate trends.
Hubble has been operational for nearly 30 years, and still produces the most spectacular images of all. Here are this year’s best. Hubble, astronomy’s revolutionary observatory, narrowly survived last year’s gyroscope […]
We know a lot about what else is out there, but we still don’t know everything. In the quest for life in the Universe, it makes sense to look at […]
If fair treatment for all is something that’s important to you, here’s how you can help level an uneven playing field. In some ways, it’s true that life isn’t fair for […]
Shortly after the Big Bang, the Universe became completely dark. The first stars, when they ignited, changed everything. For perhaps 100 million years, the Universe was devoid of stars. The […]
When it comes to the Solar System, all we have left are the survivors. At last, that might be enough to know what happened 4.5 billion years ago. We know what […]