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How Humans Became Moral Beings
In a new book, anthropologist Christopher Boehm traces the steps our species went through to attain a conscience
May 04, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Be it ever so humble, it's more than just a place. It’s also an idea—one where the heart is
May 2012
| By Verlyn Klinkenborg
Carl Zimmer asks the evolutionary biologist about the theories in his high-profile new book
March 22, 2012
| By Carl Zimmer
In the wake of the financial crisis, New York's financial district is getting something new: full-time residents
April 2012
| By Abigail Tucker
The eminent biologist argues in a controversial new book that our Stone Age emotions are still at war with our high-tech sophistication
April 2012
| By Natalie Angier
The "transhumanist" movement says better technology will enable you to replace more and more body parts—even your brain
April 2012
| By Abigail Tucker
Yes, scientists say, your airborne compounds send signals about your moods, your sexual orientation and even your genetic makeup
March 2012
| By Sarah Everts
The renowned author of A Natural History of the Senses visits Florida's Morikami Japanese Gardens to examine the astonishing wealth of human perception
March 2012
| By Diane Ackerman
The surprising benefits, to oneself and to society, of living alone
February 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
Neuropsychiatrist Galina Mindlin suggests that listening to particular songs on your mp3 player can make you a more productive person
January 2012
| By Erica R. Hendry
How do humans separate sarcasm from sincerity? Research on the subject is leading to insights about how the mind works. Really
November 14, 2011
| By Richard Chin
Sociologist Keith Hampton believes technology and social networking affect our lives in some very positive ways
July 11, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
When it comes to this complex, mysterious, fascinating organ, what do—and don’t—we know?
May 20, 2011
| By Laura Helmuth
Stunning new images reveal the marvelous and mysterious world inside our heads
March 2011
| By Laura Helmuth
From hiccups to wisdom teeth, the evolution of homo sapiens has left behind some glaring, yet innately human, imperfections
November 19, 2010
| By Rob Dunn
As digital screens proliferate and people move from print to pixel, how will the act of reading change?
August 2010
| By Kevin Kelly
The anthropologist and physician talks about how our understanding of child development will change
August 2010
| By Terence Monmaney
Surprising new research about the act of remembering may help people with post-traumatic stress disorder
May 2010
| By Greg Miller
John Gurche, a “paleo-artist,” has recreated strikingly realistic heads of our earliest human ancestors for a new exhibit
February 25, 2010
| By Abigail Tucker
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