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Evolution and Medicine
Robert Perlman
| Sep 30, 2013
| 4 min read
In Chapter 11, “Man-made diseases,” author Robert Perlman describes how socioeconomic health disparities arise in hierarchical societies.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| Mar 1, 2016
| 3 min read
Herding Hemingway's Cats, Hair: A Human History, Restless Creatures,
and
The Mind Club
A Journey Into the Brain
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Mar 22, 2024
| 10+ min read
With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.
Killing with Kindness
Barbara Oakley, Guruprasad Madhavan, Ariel Knafo, and David Sloan Wilson
| Feb 1, 2012
| 3 min read
Studying the evolution of altruistic behaviors reveals how knee-jerk good intentions can backfire.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| Apr 1, 2015
| 3 min read
Junk DNA, Cuckoo, Sapiens
, and
Cool
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| May 1, 2012
| 3 min read
Masters of the Planet, Learning from the Octopus, Darwin’s Devices, and Psychology’s Ghosts
Start Making Sense
J.D. Trout
| Jun 1, 2016
| 3 min read
Scientific progress is only achieved when humans' innate sense of understanding is validated by objective reality.
Book Excerpt from
COVID-19
Debora MacKenzie
| Jul 17, 2020
| 3 min read
In Chapter 8, author Debora MacKenzie recounts an unfortunate history of baselessly blaming disease outbreaks on groups perceived as outsiders.
Opinion: The Biological Function of Dreams
Robert Stickgold and Antonio Zadra
| Dec 1, 2020
| 3 min read
The scenarios that run through our sleeping brains may help us explore possible solutions to concerns from our waking lives.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| Nov 1, 2015
| 3 min read
The Psychology of Overeating, The Hidden Half of Nature, The Death of Cancer,
and
The Secret of Our Success
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