The feeling of beauty, uniquely, bridges the divide between the objective, deterministic world of nature and knowledge and the subjective, free world of judgment and morality. That’s why computers, ...

A foundational 1956 study of the concept, focussed on a U.F.O. doomsday cult, has been all but debunked by new research.

Germany’s most important research funding prize is presented to ten researchers / Prize money of €2.5 million each / Award ceremony to be held in Berlin on 18 March ...

Asharq Al Awsat Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. (THE CONVERSATION) On Feb. 22, 2020, “Mad” Mike Hughes towed a homemade rocket to the Mojave ...

Abstract: Despite our aspirations to do so, we humans don't always make optimal or rational decisions. Researchers from psychology, behavioral economics, anthropology, decision sciences, and other ...

Traditional models of how culture spreads were designed to describe early civilizations, typically focused on hunter-gatherers and almost always on pre-industrial societies. Today, a myriad of factors ...

Dr. Stephanie Poindexter is a biological anthropologist at the University of Buffalo specializing in primatology. Doctor Poindexter conducts field, lab, and desk-based research into how primates use ...

The phrase “survival of the fittest” has long been synonymous with the theory of evolution, conjuring images of fierce competition and dominance. But Brian Hare, a renowned evolutionary anthropologist ...

“Cognitive shuffling” can calm a busy brain. Credit...Vanessa Saba Supported by By Christina Caron Dr. Joe Whittington, 47, has been an emergency room physician for two decades, but he can still find ...

The challenges associated with inflexible thinking have become more evident post-pandemic. “While rates of depression, anxiety, and mental health conditions have increased in the general population ...