Human evolution
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Rituals and celebrations
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Digging for answers in a cave filled with Neanderthal skeletons
When a team of researchers returned to an Iraqi cave believed to be a Neanderthal burial site, here’s what they found
by Shayla Love
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Human evolution
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Let everyone sparkle: psychotechnology in the year 2067
In the year 2067, the decorations are not the only things that sparkle. We ourselves glow and fizz with psychotechnology
by Eric Schwitzgebel
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The body and physical health
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We’re children of ice and snow. Can we survive the coming heat?
Temperature is more than a number; it’s an experience of our flesh. How will our bodies cope with an ever-warmer planet?
by Robert Frodeman & Mark Bullock
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Communication and language
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Humans’ gift for charades helps explain the origin of language
How did humans create the earliest words? Iconic vocal sounds, which match form and meaning, likely played a key role
by Marcus Perlman
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Human evolution
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Our evolved intuitions about privacy aren’t made for this era
Our emotional responses evolved in a very different world. In the online era, that makes us more vulnerable to privacy risks
by Joe Green & Azim Shariff
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Sleep and dreams
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What dream characters reveal about the astonishing dreaming brain
Such stuff as dreams are made on: the characters who populate your dreams have their own minds, separate from yours
by Antonio Zadra