Humans
Why language is neither an instinct nor innate
The ideas of Noam Chomsky, popularised by Steven Pinker, come under fire in Vyvyan Evans's book The Language Myth: Why language is not an instinct
Culture
Humans
Brave or reckless? Thrill-seekers’ brains can tell you
News
Health
Computer mind meld gives voice to man after a stroke
News
Humans
Let science decide the voting age
Opinion
Humans
Upside-down world: the goggles that remake reality
Features
Humans
Automatic authors: Making machines that tell tales
Features
Humans
Simply irresistible: Be smart, powerful and hireable
Careers
Environment
Cerebellum’s growth spurt turned monkeys into humans
News
Health
Baby used in notorious fear experiment is lost no more
News
Humans
Does a surplus of men really mean more violence?
Conventional wisdom holds that things get violent when men outnumber women. But the picture is more complicated than that, say three anthropologists
Opinion
Humans
Mind expanding: How to hack your attention span
Features
Humans
Mind expanding: Get your memory working
Features
Humans
Mind expanding: Become a logical and rational being
Features
Humans
Mind expanding: Think like a child to learn faster
Features