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...