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Dolphins Are Helping Us Hunt for Aliens
According to linguists, generally most, if not all, natural human languages enable individuals to refer to abstract concepts or things not present in the immediate environment, to create new words, […]
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Caitlyn Jenner and Our Cognitive Dissonance
While biology shows us gender can be fluid, our brains struggle to see it that way.
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Why Do Taxonomists Write the Meanest Obituaries?
The open nature of the science of classification virtually guarantees fights.
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The Classic Metal Behind the Origins of Life
A collection of metal atoms called the “metallome” helped drive evolution.
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How Do You Say “Life” in Physics?
A new theory sheds light on the emergence of life’s complexity.
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If the World Began Again, Would Life as We Know It Exist?
Experiments in evolution are exploring what would happen if we rewound the tape of life.
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When You Listen to Music, You’re Never Alone
Technology hasn’t diminished the social quality of listening to music
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Super-Intelligent Humans Are Coming
Genetic engineering will one day create the smartest humans who have ever lived.
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Curiosity Depends on What You Already Know
We seek novelty, but not too much.