Are Humans Unique?
In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin writes, “The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as itContinue Reading
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Are Humans Unique?
In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin writes, “The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as itContinue Reading
Pavlov’s Peas
In the 1890s, Ivan Pavlov learned that he could condition dogs to salivate in anticipation of food whenever he rangContinue Reading
The Future of Babymaking
Jennifer Doudna, co-discoverer of CRISPR and co-author of A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to ControlContinue Reading
Discuss: June Book Club Picks
Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life by Helen Czerski There are lots of everyday science books in theContinue Reading
Most Anticipated June Reads
The Last Unknowns: Deep, Elegant, Profound Unanswered Questions About the Universe, the Mind, the Future of Civilization, and the MeaningContinue Reading
How to Defend Science in a Post-Truth Era
The Scopes Monkey Trial seemed ridiculous when I first learned about it in school. How could the majority of theContinue Reading
Exoplanets, Astrobiology, and Alien Megastructures
Stellar Engineering by Greg Matlof and C Bangs Stellar Engineering looks at Kepler’s data studying exoplanets and speculation surrounding alienContinue Reading
Discuss: May Book Club Picks
She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity by Carl Zimmer Heredity isn’t just about genesContinue Reading
Most Anticipated May Reads
The Visual World of Shadows by Roberto Casati and Patrick Cavanagh In The Visual World of Shadows, Roberto Casati and Patrick Cavanagh examineContinue Reading
Eating the Sun – Study Guide
If you’re anything like me, you couldn’t possibly become a scientist because there’s no way you could narrow your interestsContinue Reading
