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My Father, the Chemist, Teaches Anatomy
Most scientists would see a dead deer on the roadside and drive on, not bring it home to butcher for dinner
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Bloomsday Tribute to James Joyce, Greatest Mind-Scientist Ever
Ulysses doesn’t solve the hard problem, but it conveys with unsurpassed vividness what it feels like to be human.
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A message of gratitude for Father's Day
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What Monkeys Can Teach Us about Advertising
Our evolutionary cousins are exquisitely attuned to signals about sex and social status—the same signals that many successful ads rely on
Life Is a Group Project
Even adults can become the dictator, the slacker, the martyr, the lone wolf or the sidetracked enthusiast of their group
Unlock the Learning Power of Baby Babbling
At around six months, infants aren't making sense yet—but they're incredibly receptive to how parents respond to their vocalizations
"For Whatever Reasons"
Acknowledging bias is not a substitute for doing something to address it
Sentient Robots, Conscious Spoons and Other Cheerful Follies
How blind spots of critical thinking are distorting our collective intuitions of plausibility
Winning, Losing and Learning to Be a Better Member of the Team
Tough lessons from competition can help build stronger collaborators
The Track Pants Illusion
Why do we see two freakishly thin legs instead of a normal-sized one?
Robot Dogs May Be Creepy, but Real Dogs Don't Fear Technology
Touch screens may offer dogs mental stimulation
The Day My School Was Attacked--with Rocks
As a teacher, I can promise you the outcome would have been very different if the assailants had been carrying firearms
The Role of Luck in Life Success Is Far Greater Than We Realized
Are the most successful people in society just the luckiest people?
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