Culture

This Artist Shows Why Science is Too Important to Be Left to Scientists

Lucy McRae provokes us to vividly imagine alternate futures.

By Gemma Milne

Young Biodesigners Unveil Clever Ideas for a Cleaner World

Student competitors turn jellyfish, microorganisms, and even hair cells into useful things.

By Amanda Schaffer

Evolution’s Secret Ingredient

“The Rise of Yeast” explains how one fungus altered history.

By Ron Shigeta

Keep Running, Never Get Over the Hill

Elite athletes are now maintaining their level of performance in their 40s and beyond. What can they teach the rest of us?

By Jessica Carew Kraft

DNA Is Overrated

Genes play a refreshingly limited role in Carl Zimmer’s new book about heredity.

By Lee Cooper

Shake Up the Snow Globe in Your Mind

Michael Pollan explores the neuroscience of psychedelics in this excerpt from his new book.

By Michael Pollan

Is the World Ready for Synthetic People?

Stanford bioengineer Drew Endy doesn’t mind bringing dragons to life. What really scares him are humans.

By David Ewing Duncan

5 Films About the Neobiological Revolution to Put in Your Queue

Get inspired by documentaries on food, human performance, and more.

By proto.life

I Study the Female Brain. Here’s What “The Female Brain” Gets Wrong.

Researching orgasms gives this reviewer some perspective on the new comedy by Whitney Cummings.

By Nicole Prause

The Genius of Our Lizard Brain

Emotions don’t get in the way of rational thought, says Antonio Damasio. They make it possible.

By Moheb Costandi

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