New technologies have always informed and changed our religious experiences. Listening to early radio broadcasts in the 1880s was experienced by many as religious because radio...
Last week, a huge solar flare sent a wave of energetic particles from the Sun surging out through space. Over the weekend, the wave reached Earth,...
You wake up, stagger to the bathroom and gaze into the mirror. No, you’re not imagining it. You’ve developed face wrinkles overnight. They’re sleep wrinkles. Sleep...
It’s a cliche of reporting on people who reach 100 years of age, or even 110, to ask them some variation of the question: “What did...
Mother’s Day is coming up soon, and many will be celebrating moms, grandmothers and other maternal figures in their lives. Whether biological or adoptive, moms have...
Parenting makes the heart grow fonder, and the brain grow … smaller? Several studies have revealed that the brain loses volume across the transition to parenthood....
Conspiracy theories are everywhere, and they can involve just about anything. People believe false conspiracy theories for a wide range of reasons – including the fact...
Why do trees have bark? Julien, age 6, Melbourne. This is a great question, Julien. We are so familiar with bark on trees, that most of...
Changes in personality following a heart transplant have been noted pretty much ever since transplants began. In one case, a person who hated classical music developed...
Why is persuasion so hard, even when you have facts on your side? As a philosopher, I’m especially interested in persuasion – not just how to...