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An Astrobiologist Asks a Sci-fi Novelist How to Survive the Anthropocene
Kim Stanley Robinson imagines our future.
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The Philosopher Who Says We Should Play God
Australian bioethicist Julian Savulescu has a knack for provocation. Take human cloning. He says most of us would readily accept it if it benefited us. As for eugenics—creating smarter, stronger, […]
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The Dawn of Life in a $5 Toaster Oven
How a homemade piece of lab equipment is recreating chemical evolution on early Earth.
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This Gender Mystery Starts Nine Months Before Birth
The ratio of boys to girls at conception has been misunderstood for centuries.
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Here’s Why Your Brain Seems Mostly Dormant
The brilliant compromise between efficiency and ability in your head.
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Encounters with the Posthuman
As bodies meld with machines, are we leaving ourselves behind?
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The Reality of Color Is Perception
An argument for a new definition of color.
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Your Brain Is On the Brink of Chaos
Neurological evidence for chaos in the nervous system is growing.
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The Girl Who Smelled Pink
Since 1812, when an Austrian doctor first described his own propensity to see numbers and letters in their own distinct hues, researchers have documented more than 50 forms of synesthesia. […]