There is an excellent review in The Independent (by Helen Coffey) about the recent cultural shift within behavioral science.

The nature of consciousness has long intrigued philosophers, scientists, and the general public alike. It raises profound questions about awareness, experience, and the very essence of being.

Emerging ‘co-scientist’ systems use teams of chatbots to mimic the deliberations of a research group. Do they really help?

(via Cool Worlds) Many of you wanted me to talk about the Dark Forest Hypothesis - an idea popularised (bit not limited to) the the sci-fi novel and Netflix series, "The Three Body Problem" by Liu ...

This evolutionary leftover, what is referred to as the “groomer’s final kiss hypothesis” fits well with the form, function, and context of modern human kissing.

For example, photosynthesis in plants and algae fills the atmosphere with oxygen, which is essential for the survival of most organisms. In this case, plants are helping to self-regulate planetary ...

His interests focus on psychedelic science, new media, and science oddities. Rich completed a Masters degree in the Arts back in 2013 before joining New Atlas in 2016.

An early-ish explanation, proposed by John Allen Ball in 1973, is the Zoo Hypothesis. In this idea, aliens may be aware of us but are hiding themselves from us.

While compelling, the Rare Earth hypothesis still has its detractors; many of the environmental factors Ward and Brownlee identified in their book have come under fire over the past 20 years.