Well, let’s try and get some facts straight. There’s the Internet, a whole bunch of computer networks connected to each other, and then there’s the World Wide Web, a way of making it easier to share information using all those interconnected computers. The Internet as we know it toda...
Human beings have certain basic needs. Wemust have food, water, air, and shelter to survive. If any one of these basic needs is not met, then humans cannot survive. Before past explorers set off to find new lands and conquer new worlds, they had to make sure that their basic needs we...
The Humans Who Went Extinct: Why Neanderthals Died Out and We Survived. Clive Finlaysondoi:10.1086/jar.66.4.20798867Ian TattersallFinlayson, C. (2009). The humans who went extinct: why Neanderthals died out and we survived. Oxford University Press, Oxford....
But while attention continues to focus on the possibility of a blanket takeover of human literature by AI, far less consideration has been given to the prospect of AI co-working with humans. Earlier this month, American sci-fi writer Ken Liu, who had been awarded Hugo and Nebula to his ...
created differential selective pressure on the development of spatial skills in men and women and, therefore, cognitive differences between the sexes. Here, we examine a basic spatial skill—wayfinding (the ability to plan routes and navigate a landscape)—in men and women in a natural, real-wor...
Hobbits are strange creatures, partly because they don't look their age. Adult hobbits tend to look like children to humans, and it's not hard to see why. Take Frodo for example. He's fresh faced and energetic, but he's also 50 by the time he joins the Fellowship of t...
Ironically, a tool originally created for military use is increasingly being used to save lives instead of taking them. Drones have the potential to provide solutions that will benefit both humans and animals. 1. What is the main purpose of Zipline's drones?
The pyramid-building society reigned over much of Central America until it collapsed. Today, its descendants keep many traditions alive—a sign of resilience.
those coming from the mothers of newborn humans. The hospital attracted mothers from all over the world; many languages, and many cultures. But when they spoke to their babies it was as if they were all tapping into that same evolutionary heritage that Klaus was trying to uncover in the Ta...
Laughter Is Universal: Why Do Humans Laugh? 笑声是普遍的:人类为什么笑? You may be familiar with the many thousands of YouTube videos that challenge viewers not to laugh. Cute pets, funny faces, dramatic falls — can you watch them and still suppress a giggle?