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evolution

A collection of 18 posts

Mind without Brain

A Conscious Start

Did consciousness arise from the physical world—or was it the other way round? Here's what (and how) we think today.

Mind without Brain

Projected Minds

Is the mind different than the brain? And what does that mean for dreams, imagination, and immortality?

nature

Midnight Hunt

An aardvark’s night out — and a look into its ancestry.

psychology

Grounded

Screen time, survival, and the need for human connection.

philosophy

Designer Babies

If you could, would you design your next baby with enhanced intellectual, sporting and artistic abilities?

communication

Tablets, Then and Now

Of course we love the Internet. Our DNA made it so.

evolution

Mammoth in the Room

Should we resurrect the woolly mammoth?

psychology

Animal Stress

Do wild animals get post-traumatic stress disorder? Scientists probe its evolutionary roots.

biology

Ocean Genes

We’ve been living on land for thousands of years, but we never completely left the ocean.

Behaviour

Superstitious Pigeons

How humans find meaning when they can’t find the answers.

nature

Better fly, Butterfly!

Over the ages, they have mastered the science of blending in to stand out.

plants

Plants and Drought

When you need water but you cannot move: the big problem that all plants face.

cooking

Crying Fowl

They forget the fact that we were once alive

culture

Returning to Trees

A wander through the science and symbolism of majestic oaks, as we search for a way home to forests.

Physiology

Wanderlust

A short primer on your longest nerve

Urban Wildlife

Square Mountains

From backyards to backstreets, evolution marches on.

Australia

Australia Drifts

The animals and plants of Australia are very different from the animals and plants of any other part of the world.

Adaptation

Eye of Darkness

Imagine being one of your ancestors, hundreds of millions of years ago.