Historians often reinforce evolutionist narratives that rank civilizations and nationalize invention.
Gregory Dreicer | Feb 26
Wars and ethical disasters laid the groundwork for global rules around medical research. But the pandemic and Trump's presidency reveal how fragile they remain.
The Editors | Feb 19
Microgravity, radiation, and extreme climates pose ethical and biological challenges that researchers are racing to overcome.
Scott Solomon | Feb 12
If you’re looking for your genetic origin story, your DNA will only take you so far.
Carles Lalueza-Fox | Dec 18, 2025
Isaac Asimov’s “Handbook of Robotics” imagined simple rules for machine morality. But reality is a maze of contradictions, biases, and blind spots.
De Kai | Dec 15, 2025
The soda giant astroturfed a campaign meant to shift blame from sugar to sedentary lifestyles. Instead, it sparked a PR nightmare.
Murray Carpenter | Dec 11, 2025
We may have ditched the monkey-to-man meme, but the myth of humans as nature’s “pinnacle of evolution” persists in subtler ways.
Prosanta Chakrabarty | Dec 1, 2025
Daniel Forger on how our biological rhythms influence sleep, mood, and performance.
The Editors | Nov 27, 2025
Just as the camera once challenged painters, AI is giving rise to a new kind of creativity.
Danny Oppenheimer | Nov 17, 2025
Tracing cybernetics in China from Norbert Wiener’s visit to Qian Xuesen’s systems thinking and Mao’s “electronic revolution.”
Wang Hongzhe | translated by Allen Young | Nov 3, 2025
