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The Quantum Universe
Brian Cox’s latest book, The Quantum Universe, which he co-wrote with Jeff Forshaw of the University of Manchester, is...
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How Age Shapes Political Outlook
A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds wide gaps in how different generations view politics. Older voters...
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Are You a Moral Relativist?
Recent work by Geoffrey Goodwin and John Darley shows that it might be possible to employ a simple mental...
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Mental Problems Gave Early Humans an Edge
Penny Spikins at the University of York believes that mental illness and conditions such as autism persist at such...
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4 Bold Ideas to Make America’s Energy Supply Safer, Cleaner & Virtually Inexhaustible
To explore a future in which the United States powers itself both independently and cleanly, Discover teamed up with...
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Why Corruption Is Normal
New research shows that anyone can be corrupted at the drop of a hat. Indeed, when looked at in...
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Searching for the Origins of Life … and Our Future
People have been asking questions like “How did we get here?” and “Are we alone?” since the time of...
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Genes of Extinct Ancestor Survive in Modern Humans
“We haven’t been a very exclusive species, with a very narrow origin,” said Martin Jacobsson. Interbreeding with other members...
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Brian Greene Explains “The Fabric Of The Cosmos”
In a new four-part television special based on his best-selling book, physicist Brian Greene takes on the nature of...
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Big Ideas From Small Places
Parag Khanna and David Skilling: Global governance doesn’t suffer for lack of competitive groups and agendas, but there is...