Why ‘Nature Versus Nurture’ Often Doesn’t Matter
Sometimes it just doesn't make any sense to try to separate the social and the biological.
How the Sexes Evolved
The distinction between males and females is one of the oldest facts of biology—but how did it come to affect our social identity?
How Tiny Genetic Changes Have Massive Behavioral Effects
When comparing the social and the biological, it helps to look at how the breakdown of one can influence the other.
How and Why Does the Social Become Biological?
To get closer to an answer, it's helpful to look at two things we've taught ourselves over time: reading and math.
The Consequences of Curing Childhood Cancer
The majority of American children with cancer will be cured, but it may leave them unable to have children of their own. Should preserving fertility in cancer survivors be a research priority?
Is Social Media Saving Science?
Online discussions and post-publication analyses are catching mistakes that sneak past editorial review.
Genes Affect Our Behavior, but So Does the Environment
Despite the recent discovery of the "blonde gene," environmental differences and genetic effects remain inextricably linked.
Elizabeth Taylor, My Great-Grandpa, and the Future of Antibiotics
While it's not clear whether or not they worked for the Cleopatra star over a half-century ago, phage treatments could help solve the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.