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In a Universe of Non-Living Matter, Communication Sets Us Apart

Communication is found across all life forms, from the signals sent by trees through fungal networks to the deep conversations we can have with each other. Read More ›
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Molecular Animations Reveal Exquisite Design

It is hard to watch these animations and not come away with the strong sense that these systems are the product of a conscious mind. Read More ›
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Can We Define the Soul Out of Existence?

Berkeley cognitive linguist George Lakoff argues that the soul could not really amount to much without a physical brain. Read More ›
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Study Unravels the Mystery of Fish Hearing

The fish directional hearing algorithm appears to be another example of a complex programmed behavior in animals. Read More ›
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For a Maverick Scientist, Curiosity Lead to Unexpected Adventures

In 1907, Forrest Mims’s great-grandfather lost his eyesight in a train track construction accident. Read More ›
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Jonathan McLatchie on the Gift of Hearing

“It strains credulity, to suppose that an unguided process of random variation sifted by natural selection could assemble such a delicately arranged system.” Read More ›
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The Sense of Hearing Is a Masterpiece of Engineering

It strains credulity to suppose that an unguided process of random variation sifted by natural selection could assemble such a delicately arranged system. Read More ›
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The Human Mind Is Wired for Music: How Did That Come About?

Most of us can correctly remember melodies and lyrics learned in childhood, even years after last having heard them. Read More ›
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Near-Death Research Slowly Fills in the Picture

When an 87-year-old man was having his brain scanned, he died — unexpectedly — of a heart attack. So, the scan recorded his unanticipated final brain activity. Read More ›
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A Physician’s Fantastic Voyage through Your Designed Body

Begin by piling up the layers of complexity in the human body — the layer upon layer of complex interdependent systems. Read More ›

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