Humanity’s tools for thought have not just expanded how we think; they’ve reshaped thought itself. This cognitive evolution has followed a remarkable yet predictable trajectory, marked by four ...

That's been the general contention of the media, which, as a public service, have explained at some length the basics of fast-growing quantities, such as disease, to hammer home how something like a ...

I attended the Global Retail Marketing Association's annual leadership conference recently and had the opportunity to interact with a few terrific speakers including Ray Kurzweil-- renowned futurist ...

As of April 9, more than 15,000 people had died from COVID-19 in the US. That’s a quarter of the number of people that died from the flu during the 2017-18 season. It’s a fraction of the number of gun ...

“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” Shakespeare, Henry IV. The coronavirus wears a crown of knobby glycoproteins that stick out like malevolent clubs whose job it is to penetrate human cells, ...

The explosive spread of coronavirus can be turned to our advantage, two infectious disease experts argue: “But only if we intervene early. That means now.” By Siobhan Roberts In early December, Britta ...

In any biological system, if you put a living organism into an environment where it can thrive, with unlimited resources and no predators or competitors, it will always grow in the same fashion: ...

Mosquito species typically found in tropical and subtropical climates are becoming increasingly common in Europe, bringing with them diseases such as West Nile virus and dengue. Warmer weather and ...