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August 19, 2012

Brain vs. Brawn

According to a new study, small animals with brains that are relatively large compared to their body size are better suited for survival.

July 20, 2012

10 Mind-Boggling Psychological Phenomena; Part 1

If we examine puzzling visual illusions we can get an idea of how the brain normally does its work.

September 15, 2012

Conflict and ‘Boom-Bust’ Explain Humans’ Rapid Evolution

What explains the extraordinarily fast rate of evolution in the human lineage over the past two million years?

September 2, 2012

Touring The Brain

Our brains are rather like a city that has existed since ancient times

January 30, 2013

Researchers Simulate 25,000 Generations of Evolution, Boost Artificial Intelligence

Engineers and robotics researchers have solved a biological mystery and boosted artificial intelligence.

October 16, 2012

Brawn Vs Brain In Evolutionary Selection

Two traits of brain size and body size are driven by different evolutionary mechanisms.

January 5, 2013

Scientists Breed Big-Brained Guppies to Demonstrate Evolution’s Trade-offs

Scientists have long suspected that big brains come with an evolutionary price.

December 3, 2012

Study Shows How Intelligence In Humans First Evolved

The same genes that gave rise to higher mental function are also responsible for a number of brain disorders.

January 30, 2013

Bigger Isn’t Necessarily Smarter: An Enormous Dino With a Tiny Brain

The biggest creatures to ever walk the Earth had brains smaller than ours.

January 7, 2013

An Ancient Brain Gives Clues About Insect Ancestry

Fuxianhuia protensa is an ancient arthropod from the Yunnan Province of China that has scientists rethinking the evolutionary history of insects.

February 18, 2013

Obama Seeking to Boost Study of Human Brain

The project holds the potential of paving the way for advances in artificial intelligence.

April 24, 2014

Evolutionary Approaches to Early Education

Some things that the public has been sold on as enhancing early childhood development may be having the opposite effect.