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How did human consciousness evolve? Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin traces our sophisticated brains back to the first complex cells – Live Science
The evolution of life on Earth ‘almost predictably’ led to human intelligence, neuroscientist says Interview, By Nicoletta Lanese, published 2 days ago Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin spoke to Live Science about how human consciousness evolved. 4 Comments “Consciousness,” although challenging to define, can be thought of as a first-person awareness of one’s surroundings and oneself. You…
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Civil Discourse – Fresh Air – Joyce Vance
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance, Fresh Air By Joyce Vance, Nov 26, 2025 If you need something to listen to on your Thanksgiving travels, I had the absolute pleasure of joining Terry Gross, one of the hosts of NPR‘s Fresh Air, for a chat about current events and my book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable. At…
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‘The Second World’ shows how humanity makes mistakes in futuristic society – Space
‘The Second World’ shows how humanity makes mistakes in futuristic society News By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, published November 22, 2025 Jake Korell’s debut novel ‘The Second World’ envisions a newly independent Mars shaped by real space-policy debates, near-future technology, and the very human absurdities we’ll bring with us when we leave Earth. Comments (2) What happens…
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Trump Did In One Year What Took Putin 20 Years, Says Julia Ioffe – Bloomberg
Julia Ioffe on Why Putinism Won’t Die With Putin The Motherland author talks about reclaiming Russia’s women, the “demented family heirlooms” of Soviet trauma, and the country’s relationship with its chief decision-maker. By Mishal Husain, November 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM EST Telling the story of a country through its women is an epic undertaking…
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Hitting the Books: AI is making people think faster, not smarter | Engadget
There is too much internet and our attempts to keep up with the breakneck pace of, well, everything these days — it is breaking our brains. By Andrew Tarantola | @terrortola | March 5, 2023 10:30 AM Parsing through the deluge of inundating information hoisted up by algorithmic systems built to maximize engagement has trained…
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Gillian Anderson is curating a book about sex and wants your anonymous stories | Mashable
“What do you think about when you think about sex?” By Rachel Thompson on February 1, 2023 Gillian Anderson wants to talk about sex. Your innermost fantasies and fears. Who you’re sleeping with. To be clear, the Sex Education star (who plays sex therapist Dr. Jean Milburn in the Netflix show), wants you to write her…
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Linda Ronstadt on her new book ‘Feels Like Home’ : NPR
Published October 8, 20228:00 AM ET, Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday, Scott Simon Twitter NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to singer Linda Ronstadt about her new book, “Feels Like Home,” which looks back at her family’s deep Southwestern roots. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Linda Ronstadt’s “Feels Like Home” is an album of loves for the high desert…
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Unauthorized Anthony Bourdain Biography Publishes His Final Texts
“I hate my fans, too. I hate being famous. I hate my job,” Bourdain wrote to his ex-wife, Ottavia Busia-Bourdain. By Brady Langmann, Published: Sep 27, 2022 More than four years have passed since the death of Anthony Bourdain, who died by suicide in June 2018 while on location in France filming his CNN series,…
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American boys and men are suffering — and our culture doesn’t know how to talk about it | Salon.com
Author Richard Reeves explains why he thinks terms like “toxic masculinity” are “profoundly unhelpful” By Mary Elizabeth Williams, Senior Writer, Published September 16th, 2022, 4:00PM (EDT) Our men and boys are in trouble. In the U.S., nearly four times more likely than women to die by suicide. They have more emergency department visits and deaths…
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How to Get Men to Share the Mental Load – The Atlantic
In many households, men think like helpers and women think like managers. A gender expert’s new book suggests ways for couples to escape that dynamic. By Joe Pinsker, June 28, 2022 This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday…
