Behavior
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Wild Animal Sex
January 26, 2011
New research in birds, reptiles, and insects is redefining “normal” sexual behavior, revealing that gender-bending, promiscuous, and dangerous sex isn’t limited to humans.
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On Overconfidence
January 07, 2011
Humans are overconfident creatures, which boosts our persistence, ambition, and drive—but can also lead to disasters. We can make such false beliefs work to our benefit.
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Toxic House Cats?
December 15, 2010
Up to half of all humans are infected by a cat-borne parasite that can cause stillbirth, brain damage, and a host of other subtle neurological effects. Is vaccination the solution?
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The Human Animal
December 01, 2010
The special bond that often forms between people and both domesticated and wild animals may be, paradoxically, part of what makes us human.
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The Second-Place Sex
November 19, 2010
Why chess may be an ideal laboratory for investigating gender gaps in science and beyond.
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Do Smoking Bans Work?
October 27, 2010
Municipal bans on smoking in restaurants and bars are highly controversial, but history shows they can also be highly effective. But are all smoking bans equally successful?
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This is Your Brain on Food
September 13, 2010
The foods you eat often affect how your neurons behave and, subsequently, how you think and feel. From your brain’s perspective, food is a drug.
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Ideas
I Tried Almost Everything Else
John Rinn, snowboarder, skateboarder, and “genomic origamist,” on why we should dumpster-dive in our genomes and the inspiration of a middle-distance runner.
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Ideas
Going, Going, Gone
The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
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Ideas
Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare
Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction.
