A recent poll found that most Americans think algorithms are unfair. Unfortunately, the poll was biased.
Martin Erwig | Sep 12, 2019
To see how drug use can cause synesthesia, I reviewed two centuries' worth of bizarre literary and pharmacological experiments. Here’s what I found.
Crétien van Campen | Sep 9, 2019
Dark, accentuated lines that mark our teeth at birth are providing scientists with remarkable insight into the evolution of human development.
Tanya M. Smith | Sep 2, 2019
A leading children's speech expert offers humane advice to anxious parents and unpacks the latest science around late talking.
The Editors | Aug 26, 2019
A sample of Žižek's jokes, on subjects ranging from the illusion of freedom to fantasmatic identification.
Slavoj Žižek | Aug 22, 2019
From hand grenades to nuclear bombs, modern weaponry across the world rests on aluminum-based technology.
Mimi Sheller | Aug 19, 2019
While a blackout can spark an eruption of sociability and friendliness, it can also be a harbinger of terror, crime, or chaos.
David E. Nye | Aug 14, 2019
The father of modern linguistics is still opening up new kinds of questions and topics for inquiry.
Amy Brand | Aug 12, 2019
The French philosopher René Descartes is often credited with discovering the mind-body problem, a mystery that haunts philosophers to this day. The reality is more complicated than that.
Jonathan Westphal | Aug 8, 2019
The very nature and purpose of SNAP, or food stamps, remains a point of contention between public health and anti-hunger communities.
Andrew Fisher | Aug 1, 2019
Karel Čapek's play "R.U.R." premiered in January 1921. Its influence cannot be overstated.
John M. Jordan | Jul 29, 2019
Literary utopias can provoke our critical faculties and open our minds to imaginative — and transformative — ideas.
Nick Montfort | Jul 25, 2019
