T.C. Boyle's new novel features a face-off between an animals rights activist and a biologist.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Stephen Batchelor wants contemporary Buddhists to re-think the life of the Buddha.
What happens when war becomes just another video game? Lido Giovacchini tells a story of futuristic combat.
What would a world without national borders look like? There's a good chance it'd look very similar to the one we have today. Parag Khanna is a global strategist who believes borders are becoming irrelevant in an increasingly connected world. More than national boundaries, he believes what matters are the connections between cities.
Journalist and poet Ruben Martinez tells Steve Paulson that there are powerful economic incentives for Mexicans to cross the U.S. border to find work.
The "connectome" is one of the most audacious science projects ever conceived: a detailed map of the human brain, neuron by neuron, synapse by synapse. In this EXTENDED interview, MIT computational neuroscientist Sebastian Seung explains what we can learn.
In Sara Gruen's new novel "Ape House," a family of bonobo apes are captured to be the main attraction in a reality TV show.
Restaurants serve food and feelings in this story by Nathan Witkin.
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