You Really Can Learn in Your Sleep
Experimental techniques demonstrate how to strengthen memories when our brains are off-line
Experimental techniques demonstrate how to strengthen memories when our brains are off-line
Microbial partnerships turn out to be more common and influential than scientists could have ever imagined
Astronomers have found some of the most distant galaxies in the universe, opening a window on a previously unknown period of cosmic history
Mathematicians are developing statistical forensics to identify districts that disenfranchise voters
How high economic inequality negatively impacts nearly every aspect of human well-being—as well as the health of the biosphere
And what we can do about it
The growing gulf between rich and poor inflicts biological damage on bodies and brains
How algorithms designed to alleviate poverty can perpetuate it instead
Power imbalances facilitate environmental degradation—and the poor suffer the consequences
Corruption, distrust and inequality reinforce one another in a destructive loop
Paying attention to how algorithmic systems impact marginalized people worldwide is key to a just and equitable future