While the magazine has closed, its living archive endures—open to all and preserving the many ideas, voices, and discoveries that deepen our understanding of what it means to be human.
Scientists explore what robot-human intimacy could mean for love, work, communication, and even war.
Is Robot Empathy a Trap?Scientists explore what robot-human intimacy could mean for love, work, communication, and even war.
Why Envy Might Be Good for UsNamibian hunter-gatherers deride those who stand out. What does this tell us about why, and how, we care about fairness?
The Trauma of Helping Asylum-SeekersU.S. asylum policies inflict deep pain, not only on those facing deportation but also on those who do the legal aid work to help them stay.
The Evolutionary Enigma of the Human EyebrowEyebrows lack an obvious function. Does new research solve the riddle of these thin arcs of facial hair?
Grief Can Make Us WiseGrief makes sense of loss and opens us to rebuilding all that is meaningful in life. Society would benefit if public grief were acknowledged more.
When It Comes to Love, Is Three (or More) a Crowd?Cultures around the world fear unrequited love. One strategy to avoid the pain of rejection might be to spread your love around—but does that work?
Are Religious People More Moral?Cultures around the world share the belief that atheists lack morality. The evidence, however, tells a different story.
Why Do So Many People Want to Die?A veteran scholar contemplates the origins of the peculiarly human phenomenon of suicide.
Could Group-Organized Violence Be Rooted in Empathy?The evolution of empathy may have conferred both the advantage of mercy and the tradeoffs of killing.
