Behavior

What a doctor learned from a chaplain

By answering the question posed in Molyneux’s problem, the invertebrates may have demonstrated an ability to internally represent objects

Originally published in February 1860

Large collaborations in science are sometimes necessary, but size can also stifle innovation

So much can hide behind those two little words

In The Genius of Women, journalist Janice Kaplan celebrates stories of pure brilliance that most people have never heard

Movies alone don’t cause people to misuse firearms—but if they even just contribute, the film industry should take responsibility

A new study finds algorithms’ predictions are slightly superior but not under all circumstances

The beans that power the kingdom’s coffeehouses, which are hotbeds of talk about social change, are threatened by diminishing water supplies

Batting down conspiracy theories about disease outbreaks such as that of the new coronavirus may prove counterproductive to public health efforts

Some psychological disorders fly under the radar, but they’re no less real for the people who suffer from them

Science can explain the phenomenon—but that doesn’t keep it from creating a sense of reverence and awe