Month: March 2024
These ‘Movies’ of Proteins in Action are Revealing the Hidden Biology of Cells
Ewen Callaway in Nature: Since the 1950s, scientists have had a pretty good idea of how…
How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy
Mordecai Kurz at Project Syndicate: Does free-market capitalism buttress democracy, or does it unleash anti-democratic…
Dunes Aren’t Just For Sand Worms. Here’s Why They Matter on Earth.
Allyson Chiu in The Washington Post: The famed coastal dunes that inspired the shifting sand landscape of…
How I Lost and Found My Scientific Creativity
In my new job, I tried to heed this epiphany. I made a point to…
Frans de Waal (R.I.P.) and the Origins of War
John Horgan at his own website: I interviewed de Waal in 2007 while researching my…
The Surprising Science of Alpha Males
Primatologist Frans de Waal (Author of ‘Chimpanzee Politics’) draws surprising parallels between how humans and…
Why We Need Friends
Few quotes and and an inspirational video on ‘friends’: “A friend is one soul abiding…
1984 by George Orwell
Upgrade yourself by reading one of the most influential books of the past 100 years,…
Rectifying the Past, Neglecting the Present
Top court endorsed what everyone knew since Bhutto’s hanging: it was a miscarriage of justice…
What is Economic Inclusion? How Do We Measure Economic Inclusion?
Economic inclusion is when people not only have their basic subsistence needs met but also…
The Theory of Mind That Says Artificial Intelligence is Possible
by Tim Sommers in 3 Quarks Daily: Does your dog feel pain? Or your cat?…