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Read more: Sheep Dreaming of Androids: A History of Artificial Life and Our Obsession with Playing God
Lightning explodes above what could be a dark laboratory… or a workshop… a lone scientist (or is it a priest?) leans over his bench, piecing together scraps of metal, wood, or clay, determined to breathe life into the lifeless. This scene – now archetypal in human imagination – has appeared in countless forms across world…
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Read more: Can the Immortal Jellyfish Really Unlock Human Immortality?
A tiny creature drifts through a moonlit ocean, its translucent body no larger than a human fingernail. This unassuming jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii, carries an astonishing secret. When confronted with injury, starvation, or the simple weariness of age, it does not die. Instead, it undergoes a miraculous transformation—an adult medusa turning back into a juvenile polyp,…
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Read more: Does Transcendental Meditation Improve Creativity?
A soft morning light spills into a cluttered studio. In the corner, a famous songwriter sits quietly with eyes closed, a gentle rise and fall of breath the only motion. No audience applauds this scene; no camera captures it. For twenty minutes, the artist lets the world fall away, repeating a silent mantra. In that…
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Read more: Growing Beyond the Competitive Lens: Reframing Human Nature Toward Cooperation
On a sunny playground, a group of children races toward a finish line… Nearby, a teacher posts gold stars on a chart for the top test scores, while parents speak proudly of their kid being “ahead of the others.” Scenes like these play out every day, teaching us a powerful lesson early on: life is…
