How Quantum Physics Will Keep the Internet Secure
Thanks to advances in photon manipulation, NASA scientists may have discovered the future to online security. By Rick…
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Monkeys Make Stone Tools by Accident—and That’s Actually a Big Deal
The discovery may offer new insights into how our distant ancestors created the first knives, axes, and spears.…
Big Ideas in Social Science: An Interview With Steven Pinker on Violence and Human Nature
The latest in a series of conversations with leading intellectuals in collaboration with the Social Science Bites podcast…
Could Volcanoes Have Shaped Human Evolution?
If nothing else, the timing is right, according to a new study of volcanoes in the East African…
Why Disappointment Is So Devastating: Dopamine, Addiction, and the Hedonic Treadmill
Unless rewards are constantly getting bigger and more exciting, even the best experiences pale over time when repeated.…
The Unsexy Science of This Year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine
The distortion of incentives in science disfavors the style of groundbreaking research that led to this year’s prize.…
There Are Partisan Divides Not Just on Climate, but Also on Those Who Study Climate
Republicans are much more likely to doubt scientists’ understanding of climate change and to question scientists’ motives. By…
Does Endorsing Scientific Inquiry Boost Support for Environmental Regulations?
Scientific knowledge matters less than believing in the scientific method, researchers find. By Nathan Collins Jim Inhofe’s infamous…
Where Does Bad Science Come From?
It’s a result of an academic culture that encourages scientists to publish at too high of a frequency.…
Why — and When — Did Early Humans Leave Africa?
New studies suggest multiple migrations over the last 120,000 years, but doubts remain. By Nathan Collins Anatomical comparison…