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I Have Come to Bury Ayn Rand

A prominent evolutionary biologist slays the beast of Individualism.

March 24, 2021

How Intelligent Could Life Be Without Natural Selection?

Don’t be surprised if alien life forms are a lot like us.

March 17, 2021

Consciousness Is Just a Feeling

With help from Freud, this neuropsychologist locates consciousness in choice.

March 3, 2021

Literature Should Be Taught Like Science

This renegade professor says literature is a machine that accelerates the human brain.

February 24, 2021

Playing Go with Darwin

New research elevates evolution from a tactical process to one of strategic possibility.

December 15, 2020

Toys Are the Future of Philosophy

Playthings shouldn’t confine kids but allow them to ask, What if?

December 9, 2020

The Joys of Being a Stoic

Science and ancient Greeks agree—Stoicism increases well-being.

November 4, 2020

Preserving a Sense of Wonder in DNA

A bold project codes human data into microbes that will survive for millions of years.

October 28, 2020