Climate
Should We Chill Out about Global Warming?
Two “ecomodernists” argue that continued progress in science and other realms will help us overcome environmental problems
Cross-Check
Critical views of science in the news
Physics
The More We Know, the More Mystery There Is
Physicist Marcelo Gleiser muses over the paradoxes of scientific progress
Neuroscience
A Modest Proposal for Solving the Solipsism Problem
Philosopher Colin McGinn proposes that “brain splicing” could allow us to experience the consciousness of others
Medical & Biotech
How Technology Can Make Valentine's Day Much, Much Better
Brain implants could eliminate miscommunication between lovers
Cognition
Who Invented the Mind–Body Problem?
Germans were debating the “body–soul problem” by the mid-19th century, but Socrates pondered the problem first
Behavior & Society
Is Science Infinite?
Science will never tell us who we really are, and that is why it will last forever
Policy & Ethics
The Infinite Optimism of Physicist David Deutsch
The quantum theorist thinks we’ll solve war, global warming and consciousness—and that will be just the beginning
Arts & Culture
The Weirdness of Weirdness
Is weirdness only in the eye of the beholder or is it an objective quality of reality?
Policy & Ethics
Do Women Want to Be Oppressed?
Evolutionary theorists propose that female desire for domineering males helped create a patriarchal world
Biology
We Have Souls, and So Do Crows
A meditation for the Winter Solstice
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Budding Scientist
Everything you always wanted to know about raising science-literate kids
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Dark Star Diaries
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Dog Spies
Explore the science behind the dog in your bed
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Extinction Countdown
News and research about endangered species from around the world
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Eye of the Storm
The Science Behind Extreme Weather
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Hot Planet
Climate science in a changing world
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Illusions, Delusions, and Everyday Deceptions
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Mathematics: learning it, doing it, celebrating it.
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Adventures in the good science of rock-breaking.
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Talking back
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The Artful Amoeba
A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
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Exploring and celebrating diversity in science.
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