The macabre diets of scale-eating cichlids help shed light on the important role of frequency dependence in shaping genetic variation and the natural world.
Jeffrey McKinnon | Nov 30, 2023
It's exhilarating to think that, with the help of generative AI, anyone who can write can also write programs. It’s not so simple.
Michael L. Littman | Nov 20, 2023
Richard Cytowic, a pioneering researcher who returned synesthesia to mainstream science, traces the historical evolution of our understanding of the phenomenon.
Richard E. Cytowic | Nov 16, 2023
Use a little if you like its taste more than regular salt, but do not believe any of the hogwash about its health benefits.
Michael F. Jacobson | Nov 14, 2023
Language doesn't just inform; it transcends individual understanding to construct shared references and shape collective perspectives.
N.J. Enfield | Nov 6, 2023
The term “hallucination,” which has been widely adopted to describe large language models outputting false information, is misleading. Its application to creativity risks compounding that.
Oliver Bown | Oct 13, 2023
There is no free lunch when it comes to tricky decisions; you have to do the thinking.
Ben R. Newell and David R. Shanks | Sep 22, 2023
Huxley was a very special kind of expert witness to his own unusual states of consciousness.
J. Allan Hobson | Sep 19, 2023
Mark D'Esposito draws on a half-century of research, as well as insights gained in his lab, to break down our current understanding of frontal lobe function and working memory.
Mark D'Esposito | Sep 14, 2023
Fifty years ago, a military coup violently ended Chile’s political experiment with socialism, and with it the nation’s technological experiment with cybernetic management.
Eden Medina | Sep 11, 2023
