Why Do Violent Videos Go Viral?
Atlanta-area school districts are struggling to contain a wave a violent videos posted to Instagram by students. Why do people love to watch these brutal snippets?
Hacking Our Moral Compass
Neurostimulation techniques could change how we feel about ethical dilemmas.
Man’s Best—and Oldest—Friend
New research opens up the possibility that the bond between humans and dogs is much older than previously thought.
Do Chimpanzees Unconsciously Synchronize Their Behavior Too?
Human behaviors sync up when we hang out, and new research shows that other social animals might unconsciously mimic their peers as well.
How to Regulate Home-Brewed Opiates
Genetically engineered yeast will soon be able to make morphine from sugar. Tech policy experts fear a generation of Walter Whites.
Uncovering a Hidden Epidemic
An antibiotic-resistant strain of typhoid has swept across Asia and Africa over the last three decades.
Could Earthquakes Have Given Rise to the Myth of the Loch Ness Monster?
The idea that Nessie is just another case of geological activity-induced mythology is at least slightly more likely than the theory that there is a modern-day plesiosaur living in Loch Ness.
The Earthquake Experiment: An Outside Reading List
A short list of the stories we wish we’d written.
When Catfish Caused Earthquakes
In the past, earthquakes have been blamed on everything from dragons to whales.