How the brain builds your world of sound
In the 1970s, psychologist Diana Deutsch was experimenting with a synthesizer, when she heard something strange. “It seemed to me ...
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The secretive dog experimentation industry is crumbling
Animal rights advocates often contrast humanity’s dismal treatment of animals farmed for food with our adoration bordering on worship of ...
Our understanding of memory is all wrong
Memory defines us in so many ways, but it’s not exactly what we think it is.We tend to imagine memory ...
What humans might learn from nature’s real-life zombies
Zombies, it turns out, are real — and science journalist Mindy Weisberger can give you plenty of examples of them.She’s ...
This experiment could end all life. Or it won’t. Should we try it?
It could revolutionize human health — or it could spell our doom. It really depends on who you ask. I’m ...
Jane Goodall’s most radical message was not about saving the planet
Most people know Jane Goodall, the eminent primatologist who died on Wednesday at 91, for her singular, field-defining work on ...
A flesh-eating parasite is at our borders. What happens if it spreads?
A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador came home last month with an unwelcome souvenir: larvae of the New ...
The Science Of Interstellar
During my rehab after my car accident in 2023, I began listening to audiobooks on physics. I always wanted to ...
Living on Mars would suck
The billionaire owners of Space X and Blue Origin have competing visions of a space-based future. Elon Musk wants a ...
What if your earbuds could read your mind?
For the past few months, when I really needed to get something done, I put on a special pair of ...
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