Submissions by harscoat

A language of thought for the mental representation of geometric shapes

E.O. Wilson, a Pioneer of Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 92

E.O. Wilson has died

The Amazon is turning into savannah – we have 5 years to save it

The emergence of collective, cumulative culture in animals, humans and machines

Insects are more sensitive than they seem

The geometry of decision-making in individuals and collectives

Insects are more sensitive than they seem

"As We May Think" by Vannevar Bush - 1945

Cop 26 Live

Battle over coal and fossil fuels dominates final day at COP26

Before envelopes existed, folding up a letter as privacy tactic

Cultural Brain Hypothesis:How culture drives brain expansion, sociality, history

Expansion of wind and solar power too slow to stop climate change

After using tools, crows behave more optimistically, study suggests

Entropy and complexity unveil the landscape of memes evolution

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2021

Mathematicians discover music can be infectious – like a virus

Children will face increases in extreme climate events in their lifetimes

Biology must generate ideas as well as data

Fire use: The first signal of widespread cultural diffusion in human evolution

Prepare for the Unthinkable

Increasing probability of record-shattering climate extremes

Amazonia as a carbon source linked to deforestation and climate change

Whakapapa: How Māori belief is helping England find team spirit