What Copernicus Can Tell Us About Your Company's Staying Power
In 1543, Polish astronomer and mathematician Copernicus published a then-radical theory, carefully timed just before his death: the...
The Science of "Mini-brains"
StartFragment What makes the human brain so, well, human? It’s not purely a matter of size—from studying the cranial cavities of...
Why Evidence Doesn't Matter
Given that a good reporter is supposed to be both truthful and balanced, how should journalists cover an issue when opposing camps refuse...
Creativity Crunching: How Do We Measure Human Ingenuity?
Scientists trying to get to the core of creativity encounter a very basic problem at the outset. Unlike, say, size, or time, creativity...
Transposons: The Improvisers Inside Your Brain
Even if you from time to time think about your neurons, those little chemical-electrical switches that dictate your mental and physical...
Old science and new horizons
The human brain is one of the true wonders of the world; after all, it contained the source material for building each of the seven...
The Brain as a Supercomputer
Have you ever wondered how your brain and your smartphone's operating systems compare? After all, people commonly draw analogies between...
Talking to the Brain: How One Scientist Skipped the Middle Man—and Found Deep Philosophical Truths
Imagine waking up in a hospital room, unable to move. You can hear the doctor telling someone that they're not sure what level of brain...
Gut Feeling: When You're One Parasite Away From Better Health
The American Heart Institute estimates that 1 in 6 Americans currently have metabolic syndrome—and it's likely almost none of them know...
What Do You and Your Cat Have in Common?
What do you and your cat have in common? Well, one possibility is a unicellular organism called Toxoplasma gondii. There are roughly 7...
