The story of humanity’s meteoric rise to planetary dominance during the past few centuries has led a great many of us to believe that this
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The Biological Function of War: To Save Every Human Child
The members of social species such as ants, bees, wasps, termites, humans, wolves, and baboons, which either coordinate their actions or have specialized members like
The World Does Not Need More Scientists
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; Our meddling intellect Misshapes the beauteous forms of things:- We murder to dissect. – William Wordsworth In
The Road Not Taken
I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the
The Eternal Mystery of Life
Water is H2O, hydrogen two parts, oxygen one, but there is also a third thing, that makes it water, and nobody knows what it is.
The Immense Folly of the Scientific Enterprise
The naive but widespread belief is that science and medicine, by finding cures for common diseases, solving the perennial problem of hunger, and protecting us
