The human chin is uniquely human, and the assumption has always been that it must have evolved for a specific purpose, ...

A study reveals random exploration outperforms focused analysis—shedding scientific light on non-ordinary ways of knowing.

Dashiell Hammett mentioned Sam Spade's jutting chin in the opening sentence of his novel, "The Maltese Falcon." Spade's chin was among the facial features Hammett used to describe his fictional ...

Returning from my hiatus, I couldn't decide on a specific new topic, mainly because so much bad stuff happened in my absence.

Top quark data may encode quantum magic, but the closer scientists look, the more selection, modeling, and proof matter every time ...

This study presents a potentially valuable exploration of the role of thalamic nuclei in language processing. The results will be of interest to researchers interested in the neurobiology of language.

We’ve blown past the Turing test, but "indistinguishable" isn’t "equivalent." Psychology must continue to learn from people, ...

Background A more nuanced understanding of behavioural responses to incentives over time, particularly after they are removed, could guide more effective interventions. In this study, we build on the ...

Analyses of a Swedish tree-ring archive suggest that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide has lowered soil-nitrogen supply, which could cap carbon storage by land ecosystems. This Perspective offers a ...