Why are we being mandated to wear masks when no one has proven that they are either safe or effective in efforts to overcome COVID-19 spread.
Indiana Jones would love to hear about this new application for the gene-editing technology. The post A Snaky Use for CRISPR appeared first on Nautilus.
Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative disorders caused by a malfunction of the prion protein in the brain. Exposure to a misfolded version of the protein triggers normal proteins of the same type
Why academic outcomes resist machine learning. The post The Unpredictability of Life appeared first on Nautilus.
Anil Ananthaswamy’s 3 greatest revelations while writing Why Machines Learn. The post The Elegant Math of Machine Learning appeared first on Nautilus.
Confronting the ethical and ecological dilemma over culling animals for conservation. The post There Will Be Blood appeared first on Nautilus.
These birds are diving fools. The post Underwater Harmony and Chaos appeared first on Nautilus.
An anthropologist shows how bonding with another species could help humans come together. The post The Lion Who Would Save the World appeared first on Nautilus.
Alzheimer’s disease is currently the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. While your likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s-related cognitive impairment increases with age, risk for this disea
How geology resolves the Fermi paradox. The post The Odds That Aliens Exist Just Got Worse appeared first on Nautilus.
The futurist doubles down on the Singularity in his latest book. The post Ray Kurzweil Still Lives in Utopia appeared first on Nautilus.
On the trail of a new understanding of invasive species. The post I Heard the Wild Donkey Bray appeared first on Nautilus.
The author on writing his new book Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-Than-Human World. The post The New Science of Animal Minds appeared first on Nautilus.
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