“The Bee Sting” by Paul Murray. The plot builds slowly to a breathtaking crescendo. But the real genius is in how it’s told: ...

Computer programming powers modern society and enabled the artificial intelligence revolution, but little is known about how our brains learn this essential skill. To help answer that question, Johns ...

Excavated with colonial labor and shipped to the Netherlands, the famous fossil is being repatriated to Indonesia along with 28,000 other fossils. The skull cap of 'Java Man' was discovered by Eugène ...

A new study may challenge what we thought we knew about brain aging. Scientists have discovered that men’s brains shrink faster than women’s as they grow older, even though women are more likely to ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When you wake up in the morning, it might feel like your brain just switched on at the ring of an ...

Backed by research, endorsed by doctors, tracked by apps, the basics of healthy living have become part of a canon. We can recite the precepts—move more, eat carefully, sleep well, don’t smoke—even if ...

American Public Media Group has sold its children’s podcast Brains On! to the show’s co-creators. The co-creators now own the feeds, social media, newsletter, books and rights to live shows for the ...

Back-to-school time has arrived again, with the usual debates about cell phones, with many schools trying a complete ban. That’s a good start, given what we know about the ill effects of smartphones ...

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Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

It’s a late-night debate in college dorms across the world: Is my red the same as your red? Two neuroscientists weigh in on this classic “Intro to Philosophy” puzzler in research published September 8 ...