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Gaia Will Soon Belong to the Cyborgs

The father of the Gaia principle on the coming age of hyperintelligence.

March 4, 2020

The Unintended Beauty of Starlings

Those wondrous, undulating flocks are stirred by predators.

March 4, 2020

Consciousness Isn’t Self-Centered

Think of consciousness like spacetime—a fundamental field that’s everywhere.

February 26, 2020

A Clash of Perspectives on Panpsychism

What panpsychism does—and does not—explain about consciousness.

The Forest Spirits of Today Are Computers

We’ve made an artificially panpsychic world, where technology and nature are one.

February 26, 2020

Why Doesn’t Everybody Have Dark Skin Today?

Questions and answers about the science of skin color.

February 19, 2020

What Really Inflamed the Coronavirus Epidemic

Censorship didn’t worsen the deadly virus outbreak. Incompetence did.

February 19, 2020

There’s No Homunculus In Our Brain Who Guides Us

Why the cognitive-map theory is misguided.

February 18, 2020

How Geology Can Ease Your Mind

Take comfort that we live on a very old, durable planet.

February 12, 2020

Mapping Gay-Friendly Cities Through History

A data analyst uncovers a timeless message about correlation.

February 12, 2020

Never Say Wolf

How taboo language turned the wolf into a monster.

February 10, 2020

The Cultural Distances Between Us

Mapping the world’s psychological traits.

February 6, 2020