What Scientists Learned by Eavesdropping on Thousands of People
After researchers discovered that we’re speaking less and less each year, Shayla Love spent a week collecting audio recordings from…
Annals of Inquiry
admin American Idols
Who’s your favorite American? We asked a range of luminaries, and the answers included scientists, playwrights, pop stars, bureaucrats—and one…
Jürgen Habermas Defended Reason in a Darkening Age
Alex Ross assesses the life and work of the late German philosopher, who championed the idea of a feisty, principled…
It’s Possible to Learn in Our Sleep. Should We?
New research suggests that people can communicate and even practice skills while dreaming. Shayla Love writes.