In The Conjurer, by Hieronymus Bosch (above), a medieval European magician performs in front of a small crowd. As the spectators marvel at the conjurer's tricks, their attention is diverted away from the pickpockets who steal their belongings. The...
Posted on August 7, 2008 10:20 PM • 1 Comments •
In recent years, researchers have found that a wide variety of animal species, many of the cognitive skills that were once thought to be unique to humans. These findings show that we have grossly underestimated the intelligence of other animals,...
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Posted on June 23, 2008 9:47 AM • 6 Comments •
Our closest extant relatives have received a fair bit of attention in the past few days, with the publication of two new studies which have been picked up by numerous news outlets. First came the study by Fraser et al,...
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Posted on June 19, 2008 3:32 PM • 1 Comments •
Below is a video of a recent talk given by Carl Zimmer about the evolution of the mind, at the Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NYC....
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Posted on June 9, 2008 6:55 AM • 0 Comments •
