Month: August 2024
Solar Eclipses May Have Spurred Both Scientific Curiosity and Economic Development
A study explores the relationship between curiosity, triggered by natural phenomena such as solar eclipses, and economic development in pre-modern societies.
Wrap Your Mind Around the Synapse — Just Try
The method neurons use to transfer signals seems like a kludge. But it works astonishingly fast and efficiently.
When an Atheist Professor’s Worldview Imploded
For 25 years, John D. Wise considered Darwinian evolution the most plausible explanation for life’s origin and development.
Intentionality in Living Systems: What Does It Mean?
One historically dominant position on intentionality has been the Brentano thesis, proffered by 19th-century German philosopher and psychologist Franz Brentano.
The Extracellular Space: Where the Rest of Life Takes Place
“Zooming out from a single cell, the human body as a whole is made up of around thirty trillion cells.”