Science and reality
The same brain cells that track location in space appear to also count beats in time. The research suggests that our thoughts may take place on a mental space-time canvas.
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This is the saga of bowerbird hanky-panky, a romance packed with more lies, illusions, and thievery than a soap opera—with none of the insufferable soft focus.
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A website hopes to teach women how to have better orgasms, backed up by data.
The post Silicon Valley Wants to Disrupt Orgasms—With Science! appeared first on WIRED.
John Sullivan has seen plenty of electric fishes. But when he pulled his trap out Gabon’s Ogooué River in 2014, he knew right away he'd found a doozy.
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The biological world is computational at its core, argues computer scientist Leslie Valiant. His “ecorithm” approach uses computational concepts to explore fundamental mysteries of evolution and the mind.
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Solenodons are one of just a handful of mammals with venom glands that deliver a powerful toxin.
The post Absurd Creature of the Week: The Mystery of Solenodon, the Mammal That Bites Like a Snake appeared first on WIRED.
The battle over parsimony is actually the story of a war between biologists and a scientific society with a reputation for bullying.
The post Twitter Nerd-Fight Reveals a Long, Bizarre Scientific Feud appeared first on WIRED.
New research by 23andMe may have found the genes that explain why you hate waking up.
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The genetic discrimination future is here.
The post DNA Got a Kid Kicked Out of School—And It’ll Happen Again appeared first on WIRED.
In the case of the Epomis beetle, prey becomes predator.
The post Absurd Creature of the Week: This Toad Isn’t Eating a Bug. The Bug Is Eating It appeared first on WIRED.